CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$380
about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $352–$451
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$373
About the fair price
about $7 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $380 This hospital $373 Cash price $1,575 Hospital's list price $5,705

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $216 Priciest $1,340

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 $380 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $373, or about $1,575 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Keene, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $113 - $7,309 32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $113 - $7,650 32%
Aetnamajor $108 - $6,587 30%
Cignamajor $113 - $4,767 32%
Ambetter (Centene) $113 - $332 32%
AmeriHealth $218 - $1,179 61%
Harvard Pilgrim $379 - $4,379 106%
MVP Health Care $113 - $4,767 32%
Tufts Health Plan $318 - $6,147 89%
WellCare $113 - $373 32%
WellSense $113 - $1,327 32%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $113 - $9,630
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 580 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals