CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Lakeside Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$366

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $362–$608

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$358

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $366 This hospital $358 Cash price $358 Hospital's list price $3,858

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $155 Priciest $358

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $366 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Lakeside Medical Center charges insurers about $358, or about $358 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Belle Glade, FL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$67 - $358	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$358 - $3,086	100%
Aetnamajor	$62 - $2,701	17%
Cignamajor	$358 - $3,955	100%
Humanamajor	$358	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$376	105%
Devoted Health	$384	108%
Molina	$358 - $376	100%
Simply Healthcare	$358	100%
WellCare	$376	105%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$341 - $3,955

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 358), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Lakeside Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Lakeside Medical Center

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other FL hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.