CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Methodist McKinney Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$436

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $368–$725

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$446

About the fair price

about $10 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $436 This hospital $446 Cash price $3,021 Hospital's list price $6,042

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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 $446

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $436 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Methodist McKinney Hospital charges insurers about $446, or about $3,021 in cash — about the fair price. Located in McKinney, 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	$343 - $367	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$343 - $1,088	96%
Aetnamajor	$343 - $1,489	96%
Cignamajor	$360 - $363	101%
Humanamajor	$363	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$586	164%
Bright Health	$480	135%
Friday Health	$850	238%
Molina	$497	139%
Oscar Health	$446	125%
WellCare	$343	96%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$343 - $686

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 3,021), 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 Methodist McKinney Hospital 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 Methodist McKinney Hospital

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

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