CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Johnson City Medical Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$291

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $244–$325

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$304

About the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $291 This hospital $304 Cash price $605 Hospital's list price $4,033

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $65 Priciest $304

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 $291 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Johnson City Medical Center charges insurers about $304, or about $605 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Johnson City, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$223 - $4,033	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$229 - $928	94%
Aetnamajor	$223 - $2,573	91%
Cignamajor	$234 - $1,025	96%
Humanamajor	$223	91%
Ambetter (Centene)	$485	199%
Amerigroup	$221 - $223	91%
Devoted Health	$234	96%
Molina	$232 - $316	95%
Sentara	$223 - $1,407	91%
WellCare	$236 - $4,033	97%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$223 - $4,033

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 605), 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: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Johnson City Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
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 Johnson City Medical Center

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other TN hospitals

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