MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Cheshire Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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
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 |
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 Cheshire Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $216
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $384
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $418
- 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.