CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$429

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $363–$585

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$381

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $48 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $429 This hospital $381 Cash price $402 Hospital's list price $6,289

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $211 Priciest $381

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $429 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Jefferson Lansdale Hospital charges insurers about $381, or about $402 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lansdale, PA.

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	$315 - $792	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$368 - $1,159	103%
Aetnamajor	$334 - $1,118	94%
Cignamajor	$327 - $788	92%
Humanamajor	$321	90%
Ambetter (Centene)	$456	128%
Devoted Health	$331	93%
Geisinger	$1,283	360%
HealthPartners	$294	82%
UPMC Health Plan	$788	221%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$299 - $9,303

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 402), 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 Jefferson Lansdale 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 Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

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

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