CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Parkview Whitley Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$508

about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $367–$596

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$488

About the fair price

about $20 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $508 This hospital $488 Cash price $664 Hospital's list price $1,328

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $488

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $508 (about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Parkview Whitley Hospital charges insurers about $488, or about $664 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbia City, IN.

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	$494	203%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$379 - $528	155%
Aetnamajor	$252	103%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$265 - $502

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 (about 664), 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 Parkview Whitley Hospital 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 Parkview Whitley Hospital

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

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