CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: University Hospitals Avon Rehabilitation Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$473

about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $267–$1,403

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $473 Cash price $4,036 Hospital's list price $4,036

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$4,036	1132%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,321 - $4,036	651%
Aetnamajor	$4,036	1132%
Cignamajor	$4,036	1132%
Humanamajor	$4,036	1132%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,036	1132%
AmeriHealth	$4,036	1132%
CareSource	$4,036	1132%
Devoted Health	$4,036	1132%
Medical Mutual	$4,036	1132%
Molina	$4,036	1132%
Paramount	$3,027 - $4,036	849%
WellCare	$4,036	1132%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$1,570 - $4,036

Excludes 5 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 4,036), 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 University Hospitals Avon Rehabilitation 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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