MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 ND hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ND 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 $372 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Fargo charges insurers about $368, or about $4,347 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, ND.
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 | $368 - $4,733 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $280 - $679 | 79% |
| Aetnamajor | $368 - $4,646 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $4,891 | 1372% |
| Health Net | $4,891 | 1372% |
| HealthPartners | $368 - $2,228 | 103% |
| Medica | $2,445 - $2,614 | 686% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $327 - $339 | 92% |
| Security Health Plan | $2,989 | 839% |
| UCare | $364 - $3,820 | 102% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $375 - $4,891 |
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Other Procedures at Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other ND hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $245
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $356
- Essentia Health · Fargo $357
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $368
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $406
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $735
- Sanford Hillsboro · Hillsboro $912
- CHI St Alexius Health Williston · Williston $1,467
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.