CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$362

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $283–$622

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$322

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $40 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $362 This hospital $322 Hospital's list price $4,129

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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 $222 Priciest $322

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 (no contrast) is about $362 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus charges insurers about $322 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlantic City, NJ.

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	$368 - $2,401	151%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,388 - $3,406	1390%
Aetnamajor	$2,368 - $3,419	971%
Cignamajor	$1,728 - $2,086	709%
AmeriHealth	$2,648 - $3,479	1086%
Devoted Health	$276	113%
Health Net	$2,883 - $3,932	1183%
HealthPartners	$537	220%
MagnaCare	$1,647 - $3,725	676%
WellCare	$569 - $572	233%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans	$368 - $3,932

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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 Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus 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 Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus

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

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