MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Altru Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 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 (no contrast) is about $270 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Altru Hospital charges insurers about $270, or about $1,105 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Forks, ND.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $430 - $477 | 176% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $91 - $438 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $244 - $439 | 100% |
| Medica | $81 - $238 | 33% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $285 - $382 | 117% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $488 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Altru Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other ND hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $151
- Essentia Health · Fargo $242
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $244
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $249
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $249
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $435
- CHI St Alexius Health Williston · Williston $774
- Sanford Hillsboro · Hillsboro $867
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.