MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 70553
- Insurance Median: $2,111
- Cash Discount Price: $1,386
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 5.92x 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 592% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 492%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcare | $327 - $2,033 | 92% |
| Tricare | $351 | 98% |
| Aetna | $363 - $2,625 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $363 - $1,517 | 102% |
| Humana | $363 - $756 | 102% |
| Iu Health Plan | $363 | 102% |
| Medicare (plans) | $363 | 102% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $363 | 102% |
| Small Business Aid | $363 | 102% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $369 | 104% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $369 | 104% |
| Node Va | $369 | 104% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $370 | 104% |
| Police And Sheriff | $376 | 105% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $384 | 108% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $388 | 109% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $461 | 129% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $554 | 155% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $554 - $3,248 | 155% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 150 | $554 | 155% |
| Occunet In Work Comp | $554 | 155% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $582 - $756 | 163% |
| Align Network | $591 | 166% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 175 | $646 | 181% |
| One Call Work Comp | $650 | 182% |
| Encore Wc | $664 | 186% |
| Medrisk In Work Comp | $664 | 186% |
| Prime Health Services | $664 - $4,060 | 186% |
| Three Rivers Preferred In Work Comp | $664 | 186% |
| Objective Surgical | $720 | 202% |
| In Work Comp | $738 | 207% |
| Lutheran Network | $738 | 207% |
| Managed Health Services | $738 - $756 | 207% |
| Caresource | $756 | 212% |
| Mhs | $756 | 212% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $886 | 249% |
| Php Freedom Network | $920 | 258% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $1,107 | 311% |
| Encore Ppo | $1,260 | 354% |
| Amish Aid | $1,301 - $1,462 | 365% |
| Self Pay | $1,301 - $1,462 | 365% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $1,331 - $2,100 | 373% |
| Cigna | $1,691 - $5,413 | 474% |
| Three Rivers Preferred | $1,927 - $2,436 | 541% |
| Sagamore | $2,317 - $2,604 | 650% |
| Multiplan | $3,324 - $4,222 | 933% |
| First Health | $3,710 - $4,168 | 1041% |
| Encore | $3,854 - $4,330 | 1081% |