MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Catholic Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge less.
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 $1,082 (about 3.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Catholic Medical Center charges insurers about $1,069, or about $8,867 in cash — about the fair price. 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.
3 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 | $4,442 - $6,402 | 1246% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $340 - $1,576 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $2,653 | 744% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,005 | 282% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,863 - $3,855 | 523% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $5,813 - $6,315 | 1631% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $1,241 - $6,052 |
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 Catholic Medical Center
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
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $418
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $448
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $461
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $933
- Parkland Medical Center · Derry $1,340
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.