CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$1,229
about 3.5× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $344–$2,818
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $1,229 Cash price $3,360 Hospital's list price $6,054
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 | $3,451 - $5,491 | 968% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,097 - $5,029 | 869% |
| Cignamajor | $4,904 | 1376% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $4,139 | 1161% |
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Other Procedures at Upper Connecticut Valley 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
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.