CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Temple University Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$321

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $251–$430

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$288

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $33 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $321 This hospital $288 Hospital's list price $10,444

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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 $127 Priciest $288

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 (no contrast) is about $321 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Temple University Hospital charges insurers about $288 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philadelphia, 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	$251 - $3,551	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$251 - $3,005	103%
Aetnamajor	$258 - $2,809	106%
Cignamajor	$263 - $331	108%
Humanamajor	$251	103%
AmeriHealth	$405	166%
Clover Health	$266	109%
Geisinger	$276 - $2,854	113%
HealthPartners	$186 - $256	76%
Oscar Health	$376	154%
UPMC Health Plan	$268 - $746	110%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$256 - $826

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Temple University Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
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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