CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$332

about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $220–$363

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$325

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $332 This hospital $325 Cash price $552 Hospital's list price $552

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How this hospital compares to other PR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 PR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

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 $332 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni charges insurers about $325, or about $552 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Arecibo, 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

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$362	102%
Cignamajor	$358	100%
Humanamajor	$261 - $738	73%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$261 - $1,300

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 552), 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 Metropolitano Dr Susoni 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 Metropolitano Dr Susoni

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

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