CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: O U Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$454

about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $347–$900

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$334

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $120 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $454 This hospital $334 Cash price $495 Hospital's list price $4,953

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $183 Priciest $334

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $454 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). O U Medical Center charges insurers about $334, or about $495 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$136 - $2,407	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$134 - $344	38%
Aetnamajor	$728 - $1,350	204%
Humanamajor	$134 - $334	38%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$134 - $354

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 495), 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 O U Medical Center 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 O U Medical Center

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

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