CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Lower Bucks Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$412
about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $365–$580
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$383
About the fair price
about $29 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $412 This hospital $383 Cash price $343 Hospital's list price $4,633

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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 $383

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 $412 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Lower Bucks Hospital charges insurers about $383, or about $343 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bristol, 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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 $304 - $733 85%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $343 - $2,061 96%
Cignamajor $830 233%
Humanamajor $275 77%
HealthPartners $269 - $515 75%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $285 - $480
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 501 Bath Road, Bristol, PA 19007
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals