CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Great Plains Health

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,333

about 3.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $1,037–$2,171

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,343

About the fair price

about $10 over the fair price · 3.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $1,333 This hospital $1,343 Cash price $1,444 Hospital's list price $2,608

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NE hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $205 Priciest $1,343

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $1,333 (about 3.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Great Plains Health charges insurers about $1,343, or about $1,444 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Platte, NE.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$854 - $4,189	240%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$216 - $3,902	61%
Aetnamajor	$379 - $4,189	106%
Ambetter (Centene)	$231 - $1,832	65%
GEHA	$379 - $4,144	106%
Medica	$270 - $4,056	76%
Molina	$118 - $440	33%
Oscar Health	$375 - $4,100	105%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$108 - $4,189

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,444), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Great Plains Health is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Great Plains Health

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other NE hospitals

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