CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Bayou Bend Health System

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$560
about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $337–$787
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$611
About the fair price
about $51 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $560 This hospital $611 Cash price $1,805 Hospital's list price $2,578

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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 $611

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 $560 (about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Bayou Bend Health System charges insurers about $611, or about $1,805 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Franklin, 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 $611 - $1,289 171%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $503 - $1,814 141%
Aetnamajor $1,289 - $1,753 362%
Cignamajor $1,650 463%
Humanamajor $1,289 - $1,676 362%
Ambetter (Centene) $1,482 416%
AmeriHealth $1,814 509%
Health Net $1,289 - $1,934 362%
WellCare $1,289 362%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $1,289 - $2,191
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1097 Northwest Blvd, Franklin, LA 70538
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals