MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Nassau University Medical Center
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 $404 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Nassau University Medical Center charges insurers about $405, or about $3,160 in cash — about the fair price. Located in East Meadow, 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 | $423 - $1,876 | 119% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $101 - $4,515 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $122 - $1,321 | 34% |
| Cignamajor | $424 | 119% |
| Humanamajor | $423 - $424 | 119% |
| EmblemHealth | $208 - $649 | 58% |
| Fidelis Care | $119 - $1,158 | 33% |
| MagnaCare | $1,017 | 285% |
| Molina | $101 - $315 | 28% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $119 - $2,709 |
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Other Procedures at Nassau University Medical Center
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.