MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Queens Hospital 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.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $576 (about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Queens Hospital Center charges insurers about $532, or about $445 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jamaica, 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
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 | $500 - $2,114 | 140% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $367 - $2,114 | 103% |
| Aetnamajor | $111 - $1,131 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $1,285 | 361% |
| Fidelis Care | $168 - $1,823 | 47% |
| MagnaCare | $1,982 | 556% |
| Oscar Health | $175 - $1,702 | 49% |
| WellCare | $126 - $396 | 35% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $93 - $2,246 |
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Other Procedures at Queens Hospital 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.