CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Lincoln Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$238

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $131–$786

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$124

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $114 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $238 This hospital $124 Cash price $2,155 Hospital's list price $2,395

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $78 Priciest $250

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 (no contrast) is about $238 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Lincoln Hospital charges insurers about $124, or about $2,155 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Davenport, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

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	$1,121 - $2,108	460%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,108	865%
Aetnamajor	$1,341 - $2,275	550%
Cignamajor	$1,827	749%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,121	460%
Amerigroup	$1,188	487%
Molina	$1,121 - $1,904	460%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$124 - $2,323

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,155), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Lincoln Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Lincoln Hospital

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other WA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.