MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Kaleida Health
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 (with and without contrast) is about $365 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Kaleida Health charges insurers about $341, or about $1,896 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.
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
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 | $100 - $473 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $95 - $1,625 | 27% |
| Aetnamajor | $164 - $462 | 46% |
| Cignamajor | $510 - $618 | 143% |
| Humanamajor | $100 | 28% |
| Fidelis Care | $57 - $470 | 16% |
| Independent Health | $253 - $870 | 71% |
| MagnaCare | $248 - $317 | 70% |
| Molina | $90 - $214 | 25% |
| WellCare | $453 | 127% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $89 - $2,502 |
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Other Procedures at Kaleida Health
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other NY hospitals
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $115
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $117
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $120
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $147
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $230
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $252
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $260
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $263
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.