CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Broadlawns Medical Center
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$277
about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $229–$417
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $277 Cash price $220 Hospital's list price $220
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 | $220 - $2,118 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $220 - $1,345 | 90% |
| Aetnamajor | $220 - $515 | 90% |
| Cignamajor | $176 - $1,694 | 72% |
| HealthPartners | $176 - $1,694 | 72% |
| Medica | $176 - $1,694 | 72% |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Broadlawns Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other IA hospitals
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $65
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $65
- Winnmed · Decorah $120
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $132
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $138
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $153
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $155
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $169
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.