CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$995
about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $333–$3,531
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $995 Cash price $2,044 Hospital's list price $4,866
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 | $3,552 - $4,039 | 997% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,886 - $2,579 | 529% |
| HealthPartners | $4,623 | 1297% |
| Medica | $1,849 - $4,477 | 519% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $3,504 | 983% |
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Other Procedures at CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake
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.