CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$185

about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $181–$258

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$185

About the fair price

0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $185 This hospital $185 Cash price $137 Hospital's list price $390

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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 $185

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 $185 (about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center charges insurers about $185, or about $137 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jasper, IN.

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	$73 - $760	30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$54 - $405	22%
Aetnamajor	$65 - $648	27%
Cignamajor	$229 - $648	94%
Humanamajor	$65 - $253	27%
Ambetter (Centene)	$84 - $329	34%
CareSource	$65 - $317	27%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$65 - $726

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 137), 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 Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center 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 Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

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

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