MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Swedish Issaquah
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $750 (about 2.1× the $356 Medicare rate). Swedish Issaquah charges insurers about $800, or about $1,685 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Issaquah, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $425 - $1,718 | 119% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $438 - $1,063 | 123% |
| Aetnamajor | $417 - $897 | 117% |
| Cignamajor | $486 - $1,197 | 136% |
| Humanamajor | $429 | 120% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $405 - $608 | 114% |
| Amerigroup | $446 | 125% |
| Providence Health Plan | $899 | 252% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $648 - $1,909 |
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Other Procedures at Swedish Issaquah
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $121
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $146
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $150
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $178
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $193
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $246
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $330
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $383
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.