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Brain MRI without contrast at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

📍 Los Angeles, CA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 70551
Cash-pay price
$3,543 to $8,592
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is more expensive than median (+34%) for brain mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $5,450 – $13,219

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Cedars-Sinai Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$3,089 – $4,201
Anthem BCBS$2,692 – $4,405
Medicare$301 – $346

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 920 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 78% 69.6% +8pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 75% 68.6% +6pp
Nurses always communicated well 76% 75.6% 0pp
Doctors always communicated well 76% 76.6% -1pp
Given clear info about recovery 84% 84.4% 0pp
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 68.6% -2pp
Staff always explained meds 56% 57.6% -2pp
Quiet at night, always 52% 52.2% 0pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center'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 70551, 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 — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

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