MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Skyline Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.
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 $142 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Skyline Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $1,229 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in White Salmon, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $51 - $3,072 | 21% |
| Amerigroup | $127 - $1,622 | 52% |
| PacificSource | $240 - $1,474 | 98% |
| Providence Health Plan | $139 - $2,611 | 57% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $69 - $2,611 |
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Other Procedures at Skyline Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $78
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $94
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $97
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $124
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $158
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $188
- Trios Health · Kennewick $239
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $250
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.