CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Jfk University Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$597

about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $434–$655

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$396

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $201 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $597 This hospital $396 Cash price $376 Hospital's list price $6,125

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NJ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $360 Priciest $437

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 $597 (about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Jfk University Medical Center charges insurers about $396, or about $376 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Edison, 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	$375 - $1,053	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$396	111%
Aetnamajor	$357 - $5,145	100%
Cignamajor	$704	198%
Amerigroup	$357 - $396	100%
AmeriHealth	$1,370 - $1,516	384%
Clover Health	$1,102	309%
WellCare	$357 - $396	100%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$196 - $5,692

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 (about 376), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Jfk University Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Jfk University Medical Center

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other NJ hospitals

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