CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Kiowa District Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$997

about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $354–$1,887

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$952

About the fair price

about $45 under the fair price · 2.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $997 This hospital $952 Cash price $760 Hospital's list price $950

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $107 Priciest $952

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $997 (about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Kiowa District Hospital charges insurers about $952, or about $760 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kiowa, KS.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$760 - $950	213%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$521	146%
Aetnamajor	$902	253%
Humanamajor	$857	240%
HealthPartners	$836	235%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$893 - $1,534

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 760), 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 Kiowa District 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 Kiowa District Hospital

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

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