MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (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 (with and without contrast) is about $483 (about 1.4× the $356 Medicare rate). Sycamore Shoals Hospital charges insurers about $555, or about $669 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 | $317 - $4,346 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $326 - $1,510 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $317 - $2,844 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $332 - $1,025 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $317 | 89% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $690 | 194% |
| Amerigroup | $317 - $421 | 89% |
| Devoted Health | $332 | 93% |
| Molina | $329 - $577 | 92% |
| Sentara | $317 - $1,240 | 89% |
| WellCare | $336 - $4,457 | 94% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $317 - $4,457 |
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Other Procedures at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other TN hospitals
- Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $101
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital · Paris $326
- Lincoln Medical Center · Fayetteville $329
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $340
- Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $342
- Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $342
- Roane Medical Center · Harriman $342
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge · Oak Ridge $342
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.