MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $973 compared to the $454 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 2.14× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $454 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital charges insurers about $973, or about $4,597 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Portage, WI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $454. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $103 - $1,119 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $101 - $2,542 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $339 - $621 | 95% |
| Humanamajor | $99 | 28% |
| Dean Health Plan | $219 - $2,435 | 61% |
| Quartz | $99 - $306 | 28% |
| Security Health Plan | $102 - $6,069 | 29% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $121 - $1,305 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other WI hospitals
- Aspirus Eagle River Hospital · Eagle River $101
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $117
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $118
- Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center · Prairie Du Chien $190
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $233
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $301
- Aspirus Merrill Hospital · Merrill $338
- St Vincent Hospital · Green Bay $339
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,567
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $2,567).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($4,597) Beats Your Bill
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $4,597 (vs. $973 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $454 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($7,072) is $6,618 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($454) and 19.9× the $356 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.