CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$573

about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $401–$674

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$569

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $573 This hospital $569 Cash price $379 Hospital's list price $5,239

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How this hospital compares to other NV hospitals

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

Cheapest $216 Priciest $569

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $573 (about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $569, or about $379 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Reno, NV.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$391 - $2,767	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$296 - $732	83%
Aetnamajor	$379 - $1,560	106%
HealthPartners	$705	198%
Molina	$302 - $379	85%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$87 - $2,583

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 379), 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 Saint Mary's Regional 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 Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center

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

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