MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
On the higher side — 4 of 6 other VT hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 VT 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 $355 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care charges insurers about $356, or about $7,767 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Burlington, VT.
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 | $72 - $7,646 | 20% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $53 - $7,520 | 15% |
| Aetnamajor | $103 - $6,602 | 29% |
| Cignamajor | $456 - $6,990 | 128% |
| Humanamajor | $103 - $2,175 | 29% |
| Fidelis Care | $118 - $396 | 33% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $392 - $6,214 | 110% |
| MagnaCare | $392 - $6,214 | 110% |
| MVP Health Care | $105 - $6,495 | 29% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $103 - $6,680 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other VT hospitals
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $126
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $127
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $258
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $300
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $365
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $954
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.