MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Elizabethtown Community Hospital
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.
⚠ 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 (with and without contrast) is about $339 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Elizabethtown Community Hospital charges insurers about $335, or about $3,670 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elizabethtown, 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 | $210 - $6,467 | 59% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $271 - $5,723 | 76% |
| Aetnamajor | $270 - $5,969 | 76% |
| Humanamajor | $286 - $339 | 80% |
| Fidelis Care | $256 - $2,668 | 72% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $254 - $5,618 | 71% |
| MagnaCare | $254 - $5,618 | 71% |
| MVP Health Care | $301 - $5,485 | 84% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $204 - $5,772 |
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Other Procedures at Elizabethtown Community Hospital
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.