CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: New London Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$131

about 0.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $130–$285

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$130

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $131 This hospital $130 Cash price $1,185 Hospital's list price $2,594

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NH hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $130 Priciest $807

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 $131 (about 0.5× the $244 Medicare rate). New London Hospital charges insurers about $130, or about $1,185 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New London, 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	$68 - $2,029	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$68 - $2,054	28%
Aetnamajor	$78 - $2,451	32%
Cignamajor	$94 - $1,926	39%
Ambetter (Centene)	$88 - $1,141	36%
AmeriHealth	$114 - $1,322	47%
Harvard Pilgrim	$80 - $1,850	33%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,793 - $1,867	736%
WellCare	$70 - $1,141	29%
WellSense	$71 - $1,141	29%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$68 - $1,782

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,185), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm New London Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at New London Hospital

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other NH hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.