CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Geneva General Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$345

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $273–$536

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$279

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $66 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $345 This hospital $279 Cash price $507 Hospital's list price $1,268

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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 $279

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 $345 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Geneva General Hospital charges insurers about $279, or about $507 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Geneva, NY.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$104 - $423	29%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $657	29%
Aetnamajor	$104 - $1,027	29%
Fidelis Care	$115 - $465	32%
MVP Health Care	$104 - $766	29%
WellCare	$110 - $423	31%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$115 - $1,078

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 507), 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 Geneva General Hospital 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 Geneva General Hospital

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

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