CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Sentara Obici Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$794
about 3.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $301–$829
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$876
About the fair price
about $82 over the fair price · 3.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $794 This hospital $876 Cash price $1,933 Hospital's list price $3,865

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $216 Priciest $876

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $794 (about 3.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Sentara Obici Hospital charges insurers about $876, or about $1,933 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Suffolk, VA.

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 $244 100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $244 - $943 100%
Aetnamajor $813 334%
Cignamajor $5,370 2203%
Humanamajor $240 98%
Sentara $237 - $1,906 97%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals