MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Borgess Medical Center
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 $246 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Borgess Medical Center charges insurers about $239, or about $1,321 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kalamazoo, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $136 - $1,579 | 56% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $239 - $1,271 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $136 - $1,579 | 56% |
| Humanamajor | $239 | 98% |
| Devoted Health | $251 - $406 | 103% |
| Meridian | $239 - $2,032 | 98% |
| Molina | $136 - $610 | 56% |
| Priority Health | $136 - $1,849 | 56% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $136 - $1,788 |
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Other Procedures at Borgess Medical Center
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.