CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Buchanan County Health Center
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$765
about 3.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $215–$2,186
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $765 Cash price $3,363 Hospital's list price $3,956
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 | $3,386 - $3,521 | 1389% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,424 - $3,956 | 584% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,386 - $3,560 | 1389% |
| Cignamajor | $3,284 | 1347% |
| Humanamajor | $3,386 | 1389% |
| HealthPartners | $1,424 - $3,386 | 584% |
| Molina | $3,956 | 1623% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $1,424 - $3,956 |
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Other Procedures at Buchanan County Health 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.