MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Beaver Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 UT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 UT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $1,395 (about 3.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Beaver Valley Hospital charges insurers about $3,115, or about $3,214 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Beaver, UT.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,395. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $3,214 - $3,674 | 902% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,870 - $3,016 | 525% |
| Humanamajor | $1,842 | 517% |
| SelectHealth | $3,636 | 1020% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Beaver Valley Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other UT hospitals
- Primary Children's Hospital · Salt Lake City $211
- Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital · Provo $321
- Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital · Riverton $342
- Lds Hospital · Salt Lake City $352
- Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital · Logan $352
- American Fork Hospital · American Fork $352
- Intermountain Health Layton Hospital · Layton $352
- Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital · Spanish Fork $352
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.