CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Deaconess Henderson Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$214

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $140–$252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$215

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $214 This hospital $215 Cash price $615 Hospital's list price $2,050

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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 $121 Priciest $215

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 (no contrast) is about $214 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Deaconess Henderson Hospital charges insurers about $215, or about $615 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Henderson, KY.

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	$111 - $576	46%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$111 - $215	46%
Aetnamajor	$111 - $1,988	46%
Cignamajor	$234 - $1,312	96%
Humanamajor	$111 - $1,640	46%
CareSource	$120 - $403	49%
HealthLink	$273 - $1,538	112%
Molina	$111 - $215	46%
WellCare	$111 - $441	46%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$111 - $1,845

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 615), 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: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Deaconess Henderson Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
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 Deaconess Henderson Hospital

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