CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$621
about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $483–$872
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$624
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $621 This hospital $624 Cash price $2,649 Hospital's list price $4,075

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $121 Priciest $624

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $621 (about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center charges insurers about $624, or about $2,649 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vancouver, WA.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana

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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,076 - $1,578 302%
Aetnamajor $378 - $408 106%
Cignamajor $428 - $1,027 120%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $778 218%
Health Net $412 - $1,288 116%
Moda Health $435 122%
PacificSource $420 - $1,076 118%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $400

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2211 Ne 139Th Street, Vancouver, WA 98686
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals