CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Leonard J Chabert Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$441

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $364–$648

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$405

About the fair price

about $36 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $441 This hospital $405 Cash price $694 Hospital's list price $1,477

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $183 Priciest $405

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $441 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Leonard J Chabert Medical Center charges insurers about $405, or about $694 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Houma, LA.

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	$328 - $817	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$328 - $1,323	92%
Aetnamajor	$328 - $900	92%
Cignamajor	$1,132	318%
Humanamajor	$394	111%
AmeriHealth	$405	114%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$328 - $1,211

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

Excludes 5 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 694), 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 Leonard J Chabert Medical Center 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 Leonard J Chabert Medical Center

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

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