CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$418

about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $191–$554

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$357

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $61 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $418 This hospital $357 Cash price $1,362 Hospital's list price $2,096

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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 $357

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 $418 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $357, or about $1,362 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Shelby, MI.

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

✓ 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	$734 - $1,886	301%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$180 - $514	74%
Aetnamajor	$524	215%
Cignamajor	$1,819	746%
Humanamajor	$1,876	770%
AmeriHealth	$1,876	770%
CareSource	$1,870	767%
Dean Health Plan	$1,803	740%
GEHA	$1,886	774%
Medical Mutual	$1,876	770%
Molina	$872	358%
MVP Health Care	$1,803	740%
Oscar Health	$644	264%
Paramount	$1,803	740%
Priority Health	$1,889	775%
UniCare	$1,876	770%
+ 116 smaller / regional plans	$367 - $1,924

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 8 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,362), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other MI hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.