CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$275

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $233–$656

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$244

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $31 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $275 This hospital $244 Cash price $827 Hospital's list price $2,361

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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 $110 Priciest $244

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 (no contrast) is about $275 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC charges insurers about $244, or about $827 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.

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	$229 - $244	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$229 - $1,095	94%
Aetnamajor	$105 - $229	43%
Cignamajor	$229 - $641	94%
Humanamajor	$105 - $1,629	43%
Ambetter (Centene)	$321	132%
GEHA	$244	100%
Healthcare Highways	$590 - $1,417	242%
Oscar Health	$1,086	446%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$459 - $1,795

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 827), 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: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
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 Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC

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