MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster 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 $383 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $346, or about $518 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 | $342 - $964 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $291 - $1,496 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $346 - $1,016 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $1,185 | 332% |
| Humanamajor | $346 | 97% |
| AmeriHealth | $291 - $342 | 82% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $346 | 97% |
| Geisinger | $308 - $1,190 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $318 - $349 | 89% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $349 - $1,320 | 98% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $320 - $428 |
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Other Procedures at Penn State Health Lancaster 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.