CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$584
about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $429–$640
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$603
About the fair price
about $19 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $584 This hospital $603 Cash price $1,049 Hospital's list price $5,038

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $360 Priciest $603

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $584 (about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Newark Beth Israel Medical Center charges insurers about $603, or about $1,049 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $175 - $1,144 49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $401 - $4,702 113%
Aetnamajor $401 - $1,253 113%
Cignamajor $326 - $436 91%
Humanamajor $401 113%
AmeriHealth $1,077 302%
Clover Health $401 113%
Fidelis Care $401 - $1,308 113%
WellCare $797 224%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $801 - $3,317
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 201 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals