CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: CHI Mercy Health
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$1,384
about 3.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $355–$3,511
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $1,384 Cash price $2,684 Hospital's list price $4,473
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $3,265 - $3,713 | 916% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,597 - $1,923 | 448% |
| HealthPartners | $4,294 | 1205% |
| Medica | $1,610 - $4,294 | 452% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $3,668 | 1029% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI Mercy Health
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 Fargo · Fargo $368
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $368
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $406
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $735
- Sanford Hillsboro · Hillsboro $912
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.