CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Temple University Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$453

about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $378–$597

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$405

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $48 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $453 This hospital $405 Hospital's list price $20,881

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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 $405

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 $453 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Temple University Hospital charges insurers about $405 — 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	$367 - $7,100	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$367 - $5,836	103%
Aetnamajor	$378 - $5,617	106%
Cignamajor	$385 - $484	108%
Humanamajor	$367	103%
AmeriHealth	$407	114%
Clover Health	$389	109%
Geisinger	$403 - $5,707	113%
HealthPartners	$294 - $374	82%
Oscar Health	$550	154%
UPMC Health Plan	$392 - $749	110%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$374 - $829

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: 70553.

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 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 Temple University Hospital

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

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