MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Kosciusko Community Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 70553
- Insurance Median: $1,755
- Cash Discount Price: $1,074
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 4.92x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $356.43 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 492% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 392%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans Eval Services | $329 | 92% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $350 - $4,463 | 98% |
| Tricare | $351 | 98% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $369 | 104% |
| Aetna | $389 - $4,711 | 109% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $389 - $1,517 | 109% |
| Humana | $389 - $756 | 109% |
| Medicare (plans) | $389 | 109% |
| Mhs | $389 - $756 | 109% |
| Iu Health | $395 | 111% |
| Node Non Par Hospice Agree | $395 | 111% |
| Node Va | $395 | 111% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $397 | 111% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $411 | 115% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $415 | 116% |
| Us Department Of Labor | $494 | 139% |
| Amish Aid | $567 - $1,860 | 159% |
| Self Pay | $567 - $3,453 | 159% |
| Caresource | $582 - $756 | 163% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $593 | 166% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $593 - $791 | 166% |
| Align In Work Comp | $633 | 178% |
| One Call Work Comp | $633 | 178% |
| One Call Care Diagnostics Wc | $700 | 196% |
| Encore Work Comp In | $712 | 200% |
| Prime Health Services | $712 - $6,641 | 200% |
| Managed Health Services | $756 | 212% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $756 | 212% |
| Managed Health Services Exchange | $791 | 222% |
| Workers Comp | $791 | 222% |
| Lutheran Preferred Network | $853 - $7,084 | 239% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $949 | 266% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $996 - $4,080 | 279% |
| Php Freedom Network | $1,043 - $3,420 | 293% |
| Encore | $1,080 - $3,542 | 303% |
| Trma Inc | $1,080 - $3,985 | 303% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $1,186 | 333% |
| Connecticut General Life Insurance Company | $1,590 - $5,216 | 446% |
| Cigna | $1,706 - $5,596 | 479% |
| First Health Network | $2,025 - $6,641 | 568% |
| Advantage Health | $2,241 - $7,350 | 629% |
| Private Healthcare Systems | $2,322 - $7,615 | 651% |
| Sagamore | $2,376 - $8,324 | 667% |
| Encore Health Network | $2,511 - $8,235 | 704% |