CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$314

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $225–$467

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What this hospital charges insurers

$314

About the fair price

1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $314 This hospital $314 Cash price $992 Hospital's list price $992

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $73 Priciest $314

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 (no contrast) is about $314 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Jamaica Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $314, or about $992 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jamaica, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$296 - $1,739	121%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$572	235%
Aetnamajor	$296 - $1,673	121%
Cignamajor	$2,456	1008%
Humanamajor	$314	129%
EmblemHealth	$489	201%
Fidelis Care	$282 - $296	116%
MagnaCare	$341	140%
Oscar Health	$1,964	806%
WellCare	$308	126%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$121 - $1,912

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 992), 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 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 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 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

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