MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Lincolnhealth
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME 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 (with and without contrast) is about $324 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Lincolnhealth charges insurers about $336, or about $3,347 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Damariscotta, ME.
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
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 | $116 - $3,150 | 33% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $116 - $3,028 | 33% |
| Aetnamajor | $108 - $3,031 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $3,039 | 853% |
| Humanamajor | $124 - $1,272 | 35% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $206 - $3,150 | 58% |
| WellCare | $121 - $1,323 | 34% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $220 - $3,084 |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Lincolnhealth
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $262
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $320
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $320
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $320
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $335
- Redington Fairview General Hospital · Skowhegan $342
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $342
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $344
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.