MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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
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 |
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Other Procedures at St Charles Medical Center - Bend
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $116
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $167
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $205
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.