CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Hospital of the Fox Chase Cancer Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$434

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $287–$940

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$452

About the fair price

about $18 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $434 This hospital $452 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 $452

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 $434 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Hospital of the Fox Chase Cancer Center charges insurers about $452 — about the fair price. 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	$3,341 - $12,132	937%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$358 - $5,260	100%
Aetnamajor	$452 - $1,591	127%
Cignamajor	$434	122%
Humanamajor	$358	100%
Clover Health	$380	107%
HealthPartners	$294 - $366	82%
Oscar Health	$538	151%
UPMC Health Plan	$441 - $749	124%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$394 - $12,946

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, 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 Hospital of the Fox Chase Cancer Center 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 Hospital of the Fox Chase Cancer Center

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

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.