CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Kosciusko Community Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$687

about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $409–$754

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$734

About the fair price

about $47 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $687 This hospital $734 Cash price $1,074 Hospital's list price $3,359

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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 $116 Priciest $734

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 (with and without contrast) is about $687 (about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Kosciusko Community Hospital charges insurers about $734, or about $1,074 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Warsaw, 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	$350 - $4,463	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$389 - $1,517	109%
Aetnamajor	$389 - $4,711	109%
Cignamajor	$1,706 - $5,596	479%
Humanamajor	$389 - $756	109%
CareSource	$582 - $756	163%
Devoted Health	$397	111%
Health Net	$2,511 - $8,235	704%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$395 - $8,324

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,074), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Kosciusko Community Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Kosciusko Community Hospital

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other IN hospitals

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