MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $311 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Sycamore Shoals Hospital charges insurers about $330, or about $605 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elizabethton, TN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $216 - $4,033 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $223 - $928 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $216 - $2,573 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $227 - $1,025 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $216 | 89% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $472 | 194% |
| Amerigroup | $215 - $216 | 88% |
| Devoted Health | $227 | 93% |
| Molina | $225 - $343 | 92% |
| Sentara | $216 - $1,122 | 89% |
| WellCare | $229 - $4,033 | 94% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $216 - $4,033 |
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Other Procedures at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $65
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $209
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $223
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $223
- Maury Regional Hospital · Columbia $228
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $231
- Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $231
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $232
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.