CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$785
about 3.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $301–$865
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$732
About the fair price
about $53 under the fair price · 3.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $785 This hospital $732 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 $732

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 $785 (about 3.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital charges insurers about $732, or about $1,933 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Virginia Beach, VA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 - $763 100%
Cignamajor $5,370 2203%
Humanamajor $240 98%
Sentara $237 - $1,876 97%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals