MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: Southwest Health Center
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
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.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $1,488 (about 6.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Southwest Health Center charges insurers about $1,359, or about $2,857 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Platteville, 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
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 | $1,181 - $3,123 | 484% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,143 - $3,809 | 469% |
| Cignamajor | $2,857 | 1172% |
| Humanamajor | $3,428 | 1406% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,359 | 557% |
| Quartz | $2,362 - $2,971 | 969% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $1,143 - $3,809 |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Southwest Health Center
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other WI hospitals
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $75
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $105
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $140
- Fort Memorial Hospital · Fort Atkinson $173
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $185
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $233
- St Nicholas Hospital · Sheboygan $235
- St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend · West Bend $235
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.