MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Elliot Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 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 (no contrast) is about $528 (about 2.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Elliot Hospital charges insurers about $306, or about $1,671 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Manchester, NH.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $255 - $1,457 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $260 | 107% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $331 | 136% |
| WellSense | $265 | 109% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $268 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Elliot Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $130
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $253
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $256
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $271
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $297
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $566
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $644
- Parkland Medical Center · Derry $807
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.