MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $336 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $345, or about $5,097 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $358 - $5,027 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $195 - $345 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $270 - $6,274 | 76% |
| Cignamajor | $4,910 - $6,274 | 1378% |
| Humanamajor | $4,980 | 1397% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $345 | 97% |
| AmeriHealth | $4,980 | 1397% |
| CareSource | $1,242 | 348% |
| Dean Health Plan | $5,019 | 1408% |
| GEHA | $270 - $5,027 | 76% |
| Health Net | $7,842 | 2200% |
| HealthPartners | $4,810 | 1349% |
| MagnaCare | $4,980 | 1397% |
| Medical Mutual | $4,980 | 1397% |
| Molina | $452 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $5,019 | 1408% |
| Paramount | $5,019 | 1408% |
| Priority Health | $810 - $900 | 227% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $4,810 | 1349% |
| UniCare | $4,980 | 1397% |
| + 135 smaller / regional plans | $270 - $7,842 |
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Other Procedures at St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $101
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $108
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $108
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $108
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $108
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $134
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $139
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $165
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.