CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Hospital San Francisco

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$281

about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $183–$324

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$288

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $281 This hospital $288 Cash price $325 Hospital's list price $325

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How this hospital compares to other PR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 PR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $250 Priciest $325

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $281 (about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Hospital San Francisco charges insurers about $288, or about $325 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Juan, PR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaKaiser Permanente

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	$255	72%
Cignamajor	$725	203%
Humanamajor	$186 - $320	52%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$102 - $725

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 325), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Hospital San Francisco is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Hospital San Francisco

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other PR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.