CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$493

about 2.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $330–$943

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$440

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $53 under the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $493 This hospital $440 Cash price $784 Hospital's list price $4,481

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $69 Priciest $440

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $493 (about 2.0× the $244 Medicare rate). CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital charges insurers about $440, or about $784 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bryan, TX.

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	$206 - $3,947	85%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$212 - $4,481	87%
Aetnamajor	$242 - $2,509	99%
Cignamajor	$1,169 - $1,596	480%
Humanamajor	$1,450	595%
Ambetter (Centene)	$351	144%
Bright Health	$412	169%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$202 - $2,465

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 784), 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 CHI St Joseph Health Regional 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.

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Other Procedures at CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital

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