MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other IA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $203 (about 0.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $114, or about $2,559 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Des Moines, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $98 - $7,511 | 27% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $98 - $356 | 27% |
| Aetnamajor | $98 - $2,606 | 27% |
| Cignamajor | $98 - $4,507 | 27% |
| Humanamajor | $98 - $161 | 27% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $236 | 66% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $114 - $566 | 32% |
| Clover Health | $98 | 27% |
| GEHA | $216 - $829 | 61% |
| Health Net | $114 - $236 | 32% |
| HealthPartners | $114 - $4,769 | 32% |
| Medica | $4,882 | 1370% |
| Medical Mutual | $2,606 | 731% |
| Meridian | $98 - $114 | 27% |
| Molina | $114 | 32% |
| Oscar Health | $179 - $479 | 50% |
| Paramount | $114 | 32% |
| Presbyterian | $98 - $114 | 27% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $168 | 47% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $114 | 32% |
| UCare | $180 | 51% |
| WellMed | $98 | 27% |
| WellSense | $114 | 32% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $98 - $7,511 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other IA hospitals
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $100
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $100
- Winnmed · Decorah $186
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $212
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $219
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $235
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $241
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $263
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.