CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$688

about 2.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $244–$2,242

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $688 Cash price $2,676 Hospital's list price $2,676

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$2,676	1098%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,676	1098%
Aetnamajor	$2,676	1098%
Cignamajor	$2,676	1098%
Humanamajor	$2,676	1098%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,676	1098%
Oscar Health	$2,676	1098%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,676

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 2,676), 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 Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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