CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$345

about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $220–$637

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$273

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $72 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $345 This hospital $273 Cash price $1,279 Hospital's list price $1,827

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $230 Priciest $444

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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 $345 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $273, or about $1,279 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tucumcari, NM.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$257	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$259 - $436	106%
Aetnamajor	$262	107%
Humanamajor	$272	112%
Molina	$267	110%
Presbyterian	$249 - $1,157	102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$274

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 1,279), 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 Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital

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

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