CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$314

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $260–$514

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$330

About the fair price

about $16 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $314 This hospital $330

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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 $330

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $314 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 charges insurers about $330 — about the fair price. Located in Elk Grove Village, 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	$239 - $254	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$252 - $1,952	103%
Aetnamajor	$252 - $2,023	103%
Cignamajor	$339 - $1,984	139%
Humanamajor	$252 - $688	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$408	167%
Bright Health	$315	129%
Meridian	$2,023	830%
Molina	$260	107%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$239 - $2,023

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other IL hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.