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Brain MRI with and without contrast at Garfield Medical Center.

📍 Monterey Park, CA 1/5 CMS rating CPT 70553
Cash-pay price
$8,263
Garfield Medical Center is significantly more expensive than median (+114%) for brain mri with and without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $8,263

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$489
Anthem BCBS$549 – $904
Blue Cross Blue Shield$442 – $10,650
UnitedHealthcare$826
HealthNet$442 – $4,545
Medicare$442 – $3,305
Medicaid$311 – $8,263

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 504 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 61% 69.6% -9pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 67% 68.6% -2pp
Nurses always communicated well 74% 75.6% -2pp
Doctors always communicated well 74% 76.6% -3pp
Given clear info about recovery 84% 84.4% 0pp
Room and bathroom always clean 71% 68.6% +2pp
Staff always explained meds 64% 57.6% +6pp
Quiet at night, always 46% 52.2% -6pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Garfield 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 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 — 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.