MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Riddle Memorial 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.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $438 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Riddle Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $425, or about $2,183 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Media, 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 | $400 - $828 | 112% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $358 - $2,724 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $391 - $954 | 110% |
| Cignamajor | $3,039 | 853% |
| Humanamajor | $366 | 103% |
| Devoted Health | $384 | 108% |
| Geisinger | $401 | 113% |
| HealthPartners | $376 | 105% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $394 |
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Other Procedures at Riddle Memorial 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.