CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Richmond University Medical Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$304

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $214–$470

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$283

About the fair price

about $21 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $304 This hospital $283 Cash price $564 Hospital's list price $7,937

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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 $283

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $304 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Richmond University Medical Center charges insurers about $283, or about $564 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Staten Island, NY.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$280 - $2,004	115%
Aetnamajor	$283 - $4,588	116%
Cignamajor	$380	156%
Humanamajor	$245	101%
Amerigroup	$233 - $1,269	96%
Fidelis Care	$242 - $752	99%
MagnaCare	$4,762	1953%
WellCare	$283 - $577	116%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$61 - $3,968

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 564), 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 Richmond University 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 Richmond University Medical Center

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