CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Palm Bay Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,089

about 5.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $709–$2,256

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,811

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $278 under the fair price · 5.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $2,089 This hospital $1,811 Cash price $991 Hospital's list price $3,962

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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 $1,811

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 $2,089 (about 5.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Palm Bay Hospital charges insurers about $1,811, or about $991 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Palm Bay, 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	$63 - $3,962	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,221 - $4,411	1184%
Aetnamajor	$267 - $4,358	75%
Cignamajor	$1,525 - $1,632	428%
Humanamajor	$260 - $3,962	73%
Amerigroup	$267 - $3,962	75%
Molina	$255 - $4,437	72%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$267 - $4,160

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 991), 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 Palm Bay 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.

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Other Procedures at Palm Bay Hospital

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

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