MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 70551 (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 (no contrast) is about $336 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Flushing Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $320, or about $992 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Flushing, 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 | $296 - $1,815 | 121% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $471 | 193% |
| Aetnamajor | $296 - $1,708 | 121% |
| Cignamajor | $397 - $2,456 | 163% |
| Humanamajor | $299 - $314 | 123% |
| EmblemHealth | $462 | 190% |
| Fidelis Care | $282 - $296 | 116% |
| MagnaCare | $341 | 140% |
| Oscar Health | $1,964 | 806% |
| WellCare | $308 | 126% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $121 - $1,912 |
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Other Procedures at Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other NY hospitals
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $73
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $76
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $77
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $79
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $98
- Kaleida Health · Buffalo $115
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $152
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $155
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.