MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Allegheny Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $315 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Allegheny Valley Hospital charges insurers about $316, or about $3,712 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Natrona, 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
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 | $102 - $1,085 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $125 - $760 | 35% |
| Aetnamajor | $269 - $867 | 75% |
| Cignamajor | $173 - $801 | 49% |
| Humanamajor | $364 | 102% |
| AmeriHealth | $74 - $559 | 21% |
| Geisinger | $102 - $542 | 29% |
| Medical Mutual | $978 | 274% |
| Molina | $374 | 105% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $89 - $508 |
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Other Procedures at Allegheny Valley Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $211
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $269
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $269
- Punxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney $310
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $312
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $316
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $316
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $316
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.