CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Othello Community Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$365

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $189–$1,097

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $365 Cash price $3,156 Hospital's list price $4,208

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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	$1,789 - $4,208	502%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,534	991%
Aetnamajor	$3,955	1110%
Cignamajor	$3,745	1051%
Humanamajor	$4,208	1181%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,789	502%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,789 - $1,809	502%
Amerigroup	$1,789	502%
Molina	$1,789 - $4,208	502%
WellCare	$4,208	1181%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$1,789 - $4,208

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 3,156), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Othello Community Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Othello Community Hospital

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