MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other OR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $204 (about 0.6× the $356 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $205, or about $1,036 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.
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
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 | $2,068 - $3,777 | 580% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $104 - $12,677 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $124 - $3,670 | 35% |
| Cignamajor | $174 - $3,745 | 49% |
| Humanamajor | $107 - $436 | 30% |
| Amerigroup | $341 - $2,068 | 96% |
| Devoted Health | $112 - $4,294 | 31% |
| Health Net | $106 - $424 | 30% |
| Moda Health | $107 - $2,624 | 30% |
| Molina | $104 - $2,068 | 29% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $104 - $3,857 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $116
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $167
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $240
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $240
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $240
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $241
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $241
- Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $392
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.