MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $404 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf charges insurers about $395, or about $1,010 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Saint Joe, FL.
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
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 | $388 - $824 | 109% |
| Aetnamajor | $395 - $1,678 | 111% |
| Cignamajor | $1,388 | 389% |
| Humanamajor | $395 | 111% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $633 | 178% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $388 - $392 | 109% |
| Oscar Health | $614 | 172% |
| WellCare | $384 | 108% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $384 - $864 |
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Other Procedures at Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other FL hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $155
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $160
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $218
- Fishermen's Community Hospital · Marathon $261
- Baycare Alliant Hospital Inc · Dunedin $267
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $287
- Wellington Regional Medical Center · Wellington $290
- Baptist Medical Center - Nassau · Fernandina Beach $306
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.