CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,007

about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $443–$1,252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$851

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $156 under the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $1,007 This hospital $851 Cash price $1,818 Hospital's list price $3,247

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

Highest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $117 Priciest $851

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $1,007 (about 2.8× the $356 Medicare rate). Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah charges insurers about $851, or about $1,818 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Neenah, WI.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$167 - $913	47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$340 - $2,294	95%
Aetnamajor	$346 - $2,630	97%
Humanamajor	$347	97%
HealthPartners	$851	239%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$869 - $2,175

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 1,818), 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 Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah 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 Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other WI hospitals

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