CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Southwest General Health Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$371
about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $336–$591
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$358
About the fair price
about $13 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $371 This hospital $358 Hospital's list price $2,340

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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 $358

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $371 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Southwest General Health Center charges insurers about $358 — about the fair price. Located in Middleburg Heights, 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 $320 - $2,424 90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $358 - $560 100%
Aetnamajor $2,429 - $3,097 681%
Cignamajor $2,455 689%
Humanamajor $320 - $1,751 90%
AmeriHealth $333 - $358 93%
CareSource $320 - $358 90%
Medical Mutual $142 - $421 40%
Molina $320 - $447 90%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $320 - $3,591
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 18697 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals