MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Akron General Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 2 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.
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 $329 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $330, or about $1,544 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Akron, 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
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 - $1,472 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 - $1,523 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $103 - $2,375 | 29% |
| Cignamajor | $148 - $1,900 | 42% |
| Humanamajor | $103 - $330 | 29% |
| AmeriHealth | $352 | 99% |
| CareSource | $320 | 90% |
| Molina | $336 | 94% |
| Oscar Health | $263 - $913 | 74% |
| UniCare | $108 | 30% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $333 - $1,425 | 93% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $67 - $2,138 |
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Other Procedures at Akron General Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other OH hospitals
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $171
- Union Hospital · Dover $180
- Highland District Hospital · Hillsboro $245
- Pomerene Hospital · Millersburg $323
- Holzer Medical Center · Gallipolis $330
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $330
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $331
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $331
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.