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Brain MRI without contrast at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

📍 Philadelphia, PA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 70551
Cash-pay price
$6,802
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is significantly more expensive than median (+158%) for brain mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $6,802

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$6,802
Blue Cross Blue Shield$522 – $6,802
UnitedHealthcare$530 – $6,802
Cigna$257 – $374
HealthNet$4,081
Humana$5,442
Medicare$250 – $265
Medicaid$269 – $402

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 407 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 73% 69.6% +3pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 72% 68.6% +3pp
Nurses always communicated well 84% 75.6% +8pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 67% 57.6% +9pp
Quiet at night, always 53% 52.2% +1pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Penn Presbyterian 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.