MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NH hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH 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 (with and without contrast) is about $420 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $418, or about $1,420 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lebanon, NH.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $105 - $5,759 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $105 - $6,535 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $108 - $6,524 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $108 - $5,144 | 30% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $111 - $860 | 31% |
| AmeriHealth | $86 - $850 | 24% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $132 - $4,811 | 37% |
| MVP Health Care | $105 - $5,024 | 29% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $350 - $4,375 | 98% |
| WellCare | $109 - $416 | 31% |
| WellSense | $62 - $916 | 17% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $83 - $7,124 |
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Other Procedures at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $216
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $373
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $384
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $448
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $461
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $933
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $1,069
- Parkland Medical Center · Derry $1,340
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.