CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$472
about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $415–$719
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$495
About the fair price
about $23 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $472 This hospital $495 Cash price $5,001 Hospital's list price $6,251

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $116 Priciest $495

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 $472 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $495, or about $5,001 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bend, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $415 - $5,776 116%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $457 - $1,319 128%
Aetnamajor $415 - $5,438 116%
Cignamajor $415 - $3,938 116%
Humanamajor $415 116%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $324 - $5,413 91%
Devoted Health $415 116%
Health Net $415 - $5,876 116%
Moda Health $831 - $5,376 233%
PacificSource $345 - $3,419 97%
Providence Health Plan $831 - $5,469 233%
UniCare $415 116%
WellCare $415 116%
+ 69 smaller / regional plans $324 - $6,126
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2500 Ne Neff Road, Bend, OR 97701
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals