CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Huron Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$283

about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $263–$1,023

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$265

About the fair price

about $18 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $283 This hospital $265 Cash price $1,642 Hospital's list price $2,737

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other SD hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $240 Priciest $819

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $283 (about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Huron Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $265, or about $1,642 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Huron, SD.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$241 - $3,752	68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,307	367%
HealthPartners	$252 - $5,003	71%
Medica	$237 - $4,706	66%
Sanford Health Plan	$241 - $4,847	68%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$254 - $5,055

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 1,642), 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 Huron Regional Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Huron Regional Medical Center

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

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