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Brain MRI without contrast at St. David's Medical Center.

📍 Austin, TX 5/5 CMS rating CPT 70551
Cash-pay price
$4,903
St. David's Medical Center is significantly more expensive than median (+86%) for brain mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $4,903

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$255
Blue Cross Blue Shield$212 – $1,564
UnitedHealthcare$208 – $2,206
Humana$253

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 1,497 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 77% 69.6% +7pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 68.6% +5pp
Nurses always communicated well 79% 75.6% +3pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 85% 84.4% +1pp
Room and bathroom always clean 76% 68.6% +7pp
Staff always explained meds 62% 57.6% +4pp
Quiet at night, always 68% 52.2% +16pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from St. David's 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.