CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Wilcox Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$345
about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $297–$345
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$321
About the fair price
about $24 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $345 This hospital $321 Cash price $1,185 Hospital's list price $1,975

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How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

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

Cheapest $145 Priciest $321

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 HI 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 (no contrast) is about $345 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Wilcox Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $321, or about $1,185 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lihue, HI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

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 $411 - $425 169%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,359 - $1,800 557%
Devoted Health $321 132%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $137 - $1,800
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3-3420 Kuhio Highway, Lihue, HI 96766
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Federal
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals