CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$729
about 3.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $220–$2,453
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $729 Cash price $1,410 Hospital's list price $3,358
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 | $2,451 - $2,787 | 1005% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,302 - $1,780 | 534% |
| HealthPartners | $3,190 | 1309% |
| Medica | $1,276 - $3,089 | 523% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $2,418 | 992% |
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Other Procedures at CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other ND hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $151
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- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $244
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $249
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $249
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $270
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $435
- CHI St Alexius Health Williston · Williston $774
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.