CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Queens Hospital Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$576
about 1.6× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $362–$765
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$532
About the fair price
about $44 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $576 This hospital $532 Cash price $445 Hospital's list price $1,780

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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 $532

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $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
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 82-68 164Th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals