MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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 $385 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Milton S Hershey Medical Center charges insurers about $374, or about $592 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hershey, 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 | $377 - $964 | 106% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $315 - $1,990 | 88% |
| Aetnamajor | $374 - $1,016 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $1,142 | 320% |
| Humanamajor | $374 | 105% |
| AmeriHealth | $315 - $370 | 88% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $374 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $333 - $1,331 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $344 - $377 | 97% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $377 - $1,320 | 106% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $346 - $463 |
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Other Procedures at Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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.