MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $1,068 (about 3.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $1,067, or about $702 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lebanon, 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
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 | $2,107 | 591% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $503 - $3,300 | 141% |
| Aetnamajor | $363 - $1,477 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $1,244 | 349% |
| Geisinger | $1,434 | 402% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,434 | 402% |
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Other Procedures at Wellspan Good Samaritan 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 Valley Hospital · Natrona $316
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $316
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $316
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.