MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 7 VT hospitals compared.
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 $301 (about 0.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Brattleboro Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $300, or about $3,958 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brattleboro, 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 | $240 - $5,371 | 67% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 - $5,088 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $5,484 | 1539% |
| Cignamajor | $103 - $5,371 | 29% |
| Humanamajor | $343 | 96% |
| AmeriHealth | $90 - $276 | 25% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $103 - $4,919 | 29% |
| MVP Health Care | $103 - $5,088 | 29% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $270 - $5,171 | 76% |
| WellCare | $108 - $360 | 30% |
| WellSense | $90 - $367 | 25% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $90 - $5,484 |
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Other Procedures at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
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
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $356
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $365
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $954
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.