CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Community First Medical Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$283
about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $251–$559
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$303
About the fair price
about $20 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $283 This hospital $303 Cash price $1,330 Hospital's list price $2,660

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $91 Priciest $303

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL 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 $283 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Community First Medical Center charges insurers about $303, or about $1,330 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chicago, IL.

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 $369 151%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $256 - $907 105%
Aetnamajor $303 - $2,660 124%
Cignamajor $843 - $1,129 346%
Humanamajor $256 - $1,564 105%
Meridian $256 - $303 105%
Molina $256 - $303 105%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $256 - $303

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 5645 W Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals