CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$357

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $277–$758

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$287

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $70 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $357 This hospital $287 Cash price $1,782 Hospital's list price $2,376

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $231 Priciest $287

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA 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 $357 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The charges insurers about $287, or about $1,782 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Northampton, MA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$287 - $2,376	118%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$287 - $895	118%
Humanamajor	$287	118%
Harvard Pilgrim	$231	95%
Tufts Health Plan	$287 - $1,153	118%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$287 - $1,681

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 1,782), 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 Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The 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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