CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$833

about 2.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $372–$1,842

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,308

Above the fair price

about $475 over the fair price · 3.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $833 This hospital $1,308 Cash price $18,038 Hospital's list price $18,038

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $1,308

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 $833 (about 2.3× the $356 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital charges insurers about $1,308, or about $18,038 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Fort Pierce, FL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $833. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$626 - $10,998	176%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$260 - $18,086	73%
Aetnamajor	$1,499 - $3,491	421%
Cignamajor	$15,642	4389%
AvMed	$1,088 - $5,818	305%
Bright Health	$7,332	2057%
HealthPartners	$17,109	4800%
Molina	$2,211 - $3,142	620%
Simply Healthcare	$1,513	424%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$828 - $19,553

Excludes 7 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 18,038), 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 HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

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Other Procedures at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

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

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