MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Ashtabula County Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $374 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Ashtabula County Medical Center charges insurers about $373, or about $4,771 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ashtabula, OH.
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 | $129 - $1,211 | 36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $293 - $1,086 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $156 - $4,975 | 44% |
| Cignamajor | $1,252 - $2,930 | 351% |
| CareSource | $293 - $373 | 82% |
| Medical Mutual | $293 - $3,885 | 82% |
| Molina | $474 | 133% |
| Oscar Health | $396 | 111% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $308 - $1,161 |
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Other Procedures at Ashtabula County 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
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $330
- Holzer Medical Center · Gallipolis $330
- Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $330
- Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $331
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.