Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Allegheny General Hospital  ยท  Brain MRI with and without contrast

Brain MRI with and without contrast at Allegheny General Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ Pittsburgh, PA 2/5 CMS rating CPT 70553
Cash-pay price
$73 to $4,071
Allegheny General Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-98%) for brain mri with and without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $305 โ€“ $5,357

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Allegheny General Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$323 โ€“ $1,148
UnitedHealthcare$208 โ€“ $1,198
Cigna$173 โ€“ $801
Humana$364
Medicare$74 โ€“ $371
Medicaid$92 โ€“ $671

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 579 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 72% 69.6% +2pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 71% 68.6% +2pp
Nurses always communicated well 79% 75.6% +3pp
Doctors always communicated well 78% 76.6% +1pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 57% 57.6% -1pp
Quiet at night, always 50% 52.2% -2pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Allegheny General Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 70553, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of brain mri with and without contrast prices, see the Brain MRI with and without contrast overview.