MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas 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.
⚠ 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 $374 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital charges insurers about $356, or about $1,535 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Nashville, 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 | $342 - $611 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $297 - $705 | 83% |
| Aetnamajor | $349 - $2,693 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $728 - $981 | 204% |
| Humanamajor | $342 - $422 | 96% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $445 | 125% |
| Amerigroup | $318 - $352 | 89% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $342 | 96% |
| Oscar Health | $479 | 134% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $308 - $479 |
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Other Procedures at Ascension Saint Thomas 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.