CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Gettysburg Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,154

about 4.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $737–$1,245

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$868

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $286 under the fair price · 3.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $1,154 This hospital $868 Cash price $455 Hospital's list price $2,225

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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 $868

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 $1,154 (about 4.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Gettysburg Hospital charges insurers about $868, or about $455 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Gettysburg, PA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,342	551%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$371 - $1,924	152%
Aetnamajor	$255 - $2,036	105%
Cignamajor	$1,914 - $2,001	785%
Geisinger	$2,114	867%
UPMC Health Plan	$298 - $2,069	122%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$248 - $2,069

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 455), 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 Gettysburg 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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