MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
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 $500 (about 1.4× the $356 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie charges insurers about $492 — about the fair price. Located in Macungie, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $364 - $2,810 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $382 - $1,815 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $375 - $1,036 | 105% |
| Humanamajor | $367 | 103% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $1,103 | 309% |
| AmeriHealth | $375 - $492 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $375 - $1,598 | 105% |
| HealthPartners | $382 - $727 | 107% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $385 - $1,771 | 108% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $389 - $2,120 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
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.