CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Lower Keys Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$417
about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $356–$701
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$427
About the fair price
about $10 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $417 This hospital $427 Cash price $3,137 Hospital's list price $10,121

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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 $427

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $417 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Lower Keys Medical Center charges insurers about $427, or about $3,137 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Key West, 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 $62 - $7,783 17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $384 - $6,477 108%
Aetnamajor $7,064 1982%
Cignamajor $5,971 1675%
Humanamajor $384 - $400 108%
Amerigroup $427 120%
AvMed $8,603 2414%
Molina $439 123%
Simply Healthcare $427 - $3,000 120%
WellCare $427 120%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $384 - $10,121
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 5900 College Road, Key West, FL 33040
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals