CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$241

about 0.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $196–$397

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$240

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $241 This hospital $240 Cash price $2,592 Hospital's list price $3,240

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $116 Priciest $392

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 $241 (about 0.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital charges insurers about $240, or about $2,592 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lincoln City, OR.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$117 - $3,002	33%
Aetnamajor	$184 - $3,173	52%
Cignamajor	$106 - $3,240	30%
Humanamajor	$102 - $3,256	29%
Devoted Health	$102 - $1,383	29%
Health Net	$102 - $3,240	29%
Moda Health	$126 - $3,173	35%
PacificSource	$92 - $1,347	26%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$103 - $3,240

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 2,592), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other OR hospitals

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