CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$235
about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $135–$341
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$233
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $235 This hospital $233 Cash price $2,800 Hospital's list price $4,308

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $65 Priciest $233

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 $235 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $233, or about $2,800 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Howell, 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

✓ 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 $245 - $3,877 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $133 - $233 55%
Aetnamajor $161 - $3,509 66%
Cignamajor $3,346 1373%
Humanamajor $3,509 1439%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $208 85%
AmeriHealth $3,509 1439%
CareSource $871 357%
Dean Health Plan $3,317 1361%
GEHA $161 - $3,153 66%
HealthPartners $3,333 1367%
MagnaCare $3,509 1439%
Medical Mutual $3,509 1439%
Molina $310 127%
MVP Health Care $3,317 1361%
Paramount $3,317 1361%
Priority Health $568 - $632 233%
Tufts Health Plan $3,333 1367%
UniCare $3,509 1439%
+ 132 smaller / regional plans $208 - $4,308
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 11 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 620 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals