MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Wamego Health Center
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 KS hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $225 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Wamego Health Center charges insurers about $181, or about $1,402 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Wamego, KS.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $58 - $234 | 24% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $726 - $764 | 298% |
| Aetnamajor | $60 - $243 | 25% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $94 - $275 |
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Other Procedures at Wamego Health Center
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other KS hospitals
- Clay County Medical Center · Clay Center $75
- St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City · Garden City $112
- Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City · Dodge City $114
- Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $130
- McPherson Hospital · McPherson $191
- Minneola District Hospital · Minneola $191
- Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC · Wichita $219
- Kansas Medical Center LLC · Andover $220
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.