CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Richmond University Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$441

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $318–$727

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$444

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $441 This hospital $444 Cash price $851 Hospital's list price $10,591

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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 $115 Priciest $444

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 (with and without contrast) is about $441 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Richmond University Medical Center charges insurers about $444, or about $851 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	$414 - $2,004	116%
Aetnamajor	$445 - $6,122	125%
Cignamajor	$596	167%
Humanamajor	$385	108%
Amerigroup	$366 - $1,915	103%
Fidelis Care	$357 - $1,158	100%
MagnaCare	$6,355	1783%
WellCare	$444 - $870	125%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$95 - $5,296

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 851), 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 Richmond University 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 Richmond University Medical Center

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

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