CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$415

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $329–$868

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$338

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $77 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $415 This hospital $338 Cash price $1,662 Hospital's list price $2,558

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $171 Priciest $338

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 $415 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $338, or about $1,662 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Marysville, 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	$336	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$336 - $3,199	94%
Aetnamajor	$336 - $340	94%
Cignamajor	$336	94%
Humanamajor	$336 - $343	94%
CareSource	$336 - $532	94%
Medical Mutual	$340	95%
Molina	$336	94%
Oscar Health	$572	160%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$320 - $775

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 1,662), 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 Memorial 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 Memorial Hospital

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

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