CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Dunes Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$736

about 2.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $377–$774

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$734

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $736 This hospital $734 Cash price $589 Hospital's list price $3,618

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other SD hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $240 Priciest $819

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $736 (about 2.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Dunes Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $734, or about $589 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dakota Dunes, SD.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$392 - $2,894	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$400 - $734	112%
Cignamajor	$2,533	711%
Amerigroup	$406	114%
HealthPartners	$3,509	984%
Molina	$404	113%
Oscar Health	$467	131%
Sanford Health Plan	$3,075	863%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$392 - $3,075

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 589), 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 Dunes Surgical Hospital 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 Dunes Surgical Hospital

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

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