CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Saint Joseph London

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$761

about 2.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $333–$858

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$763

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $761 This hospital $763 Cash price $1,314 Hospital's list price $3,683

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $100 Priciest $763

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $761 (about 2.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph London charges insurers about $763, or about $1,314 in cash — about the fair price. Located in London, KY.

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	$330 - $2,026	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$324 - $1,262	91%
Aetnamajor	$333 - $773	93%
Humanamajor	$324 - $773	91%
CareSource	$647	182%
Molina	$340 - $526	95%
WellCare	$324 - $619	91%

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 1,314), 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 Saint Joseph London 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 Saint Joseph London

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

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