MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Sentara Obici Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (with and without contrast) is about $1,176 (about 3.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Sentara Obici Hospital charges insurers about $1,280, or about $2,706 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
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 | $357 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $357 - $1,379 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $813 | 228% |
| Cignamajor | $8,717 | 2446% |
| Humanamajor | $351 | 98% |
| Sentara | $347 - $1,906 | 97% |
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Other Procedures at Sentara Obici Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other VA hospitals
- Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital · Tazewell $323
- Carilion Medical Center · Roanoke $326
- Carilion New River Valley Medical Center · Christiansburg $326
- Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital · Rocky Mount $326
- Carilion Giles Community Hospital · Pearisburg $326
- Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital · Lexington $326
- Sentara Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $357
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital · Charlottesville $357
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.