CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Union Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$269

about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $227–$335

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$180

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $89 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $269 This hospital $180 Cash price $1,544 Hospital's list price $2,375

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other OH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $171 Priciest $331

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $269 (about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Union Hospital charges insurers about $180, or about $1,544 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dover, OH.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$103 - $1,173	29%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$103 - $1,265	29%
Aetnamajor	$103 - $2,375	29%
Cignamajor	$103 - $1,069	29%
Humanamajor	$103 - $330	29%
AmeriHealth	$372	104%
CareSource	$338	95%
Devoted Health	$330	93%
Molina	$355	100%
Oscar Health	$263 - $913	74%
UniCare	$108 - $346	30%
UPMC Health Plan	$330 - $1,425	93%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$67 - $2,138

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,544), 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 Union 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 Union Hospital

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

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.