MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Billing Code: 70551 (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 (no contrast) is about $252 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Saint Mary's charges insurers about $208, or about $1,362 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Grand Rapids, 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 | $245 - $2,096 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $133 - $233 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $161 - $1,660 | 66% |
| Cignamajor | $1,529 | 627% |
| Humanamajor | $1,595 - $2,096 | 654% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $208 | 85% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,595 | 654% |
| CareSource | $1,369 | 562% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,530 | 628% |
| GEHA | $161 - $1,593 | 66% |
| Medical Mutual | $161 | 66% |
| Molina | $309 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,530 | 628% |
| Oscar Health | $304 | 125% |
| Paramount | $1,530 | 628% |
| Priority Health | $765 - $781 | 314% |
| UniCare | $1,595 | 654% |
| + 144 smaller / regional plans | $161 - $2,096 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $65
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $69
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $69
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $69
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $69
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $69
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $81
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $84
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.