CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Covenant Hospital Levelland

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$990

about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $596–$1,184

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$890

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $100 under the fair price · 2.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $990 This hospital $890 Cash price $2,056 Hospital's list price $4,896

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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 $107 Priciest $890

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 (with and without contrast) is about $990 (about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Covenant Hospital Levelland charges insurers about $890, or about $2,056 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Levelland, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$370	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$340 - $1,623	95%
Aetnamajor	$350	98%
Baylor Scott & White	$1,047 - $1,302	294%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$368

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 2,056), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Covenant Hospital Levelland is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Covenant Hospital Levelland

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other TX hospitals

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