MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 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.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $360 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $310, or about $727 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 | $71 - $1,413 | 20% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $62 - $7,623 | 17% |
| Aetnamajor | $101 - $1,041 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $105 - $2,098 | 29% |
| Humanamajor | $358 | 100% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $108 - $383 | 30% |
| AmeriHealth | $101 - $358 | 28% |
| Geisinger | $103 - $1,019 | 29% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $103 - $3,363 | 29% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $129 - $728 |
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Other Procedures at Punxsutawney Area 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
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $312
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $316
- 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.