MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
On the higher side — 5 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 $324 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $365, or about $1,654 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bennington, 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 | $101 - $530 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $101 - $365 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $101 - $912 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $101 - $520 | 28% |
| Humanamajor | $101 - $365 | 28% |
| CDPHP | $73 - $675 | 20% |
| Fidelis Care | $101 - $383 | 28% |
| MVP Health Care | $101 - $625 | 28% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,140 | 320% |
| WellCare | $101 - $365 | 28% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $101 - $465 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
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
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $356
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $954
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.