CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$981
about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $279–$1,080
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$1,093
About the fair price
about $112 over the fair price · 3.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $981 This hospital $1,093 Cash price $2,508 Hospital's list price $3,858

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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 $1,093

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $981 (about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario charges insurers about $1,093, or about $2,508 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ontario, 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

✓ 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 $407 - $3,704 114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $407 - $3,279 114%
Aetnamajor $419 - $3,654 118%
Cignamajor $1,157 - $3,627 325%
Humanamajor $1,157 - $3,395 325%
Ambetter (Centene) $1,157 325%
Dean Health Plan $3,472 974%
GEHA $3,654 - $3,704 1025%
Health Net $1,157 - $3,241 325%
HealthPartners $1,157 - $3,009 325%
Meridian $1,157 325%
Moda Health $807 - $3,742 226%
Molina $1,157 325%
PacificSource $2,315 - $3,627 649%
Paramount $1,157 - $3,472 325%
Presbyterian $1,157 325%
Priority Health $3,627 1018%
SelectHealth $1,152 - $3,472 323%
Tufts Health Plan $1,157 325%
WellSense $1,157 325%
+ 93 smaller / regional plans $423 - $3,665
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
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: 351 Sw 9Th Street, Ontario, OR 97914
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals