CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Cass County Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$718
about 2.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $217–$1,723
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$763
About the fair price
about $45 over the fair price · 3.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $718 This hospital $763 Cash price $1,948 Hospital's list price $2,783

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $65 Priciest $763

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $718 (about 2.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Cass County Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $763, or about $1,948 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Atlantic, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $315 - $1,169 129%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $763 - $1,181 313%
Aetnamajor $1,169 - $2,644 480%
Amerigroup $1,169 480%
Medica $1,169 - $2,449 480%
Molina $1,192 489%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $1,192 - $1,286
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1501 East Tenth Street, Atlantic, IA 50022
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals