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Brain MRI with and without contrast at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.

📍 Glendale, CA 3/5 CMS rating CPT 70553
Cash-pay price
$6,870
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is significantly more expensive than median (+78%) for brain mri with and without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $6,870

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$2,354
Blue Cross Blue Shield$2,756 – $4,581
Cigna$1,148
Medicare$449 – $529

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 384 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 71% 69.6% +1pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 66% 68.6% -3pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 77% 76.6% 0pp
Given clear info about recovery 83% 84.4% -1pp
Room and bathroom always clean 76% 68.6% +7pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 41% 52.2% -11pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from USC Verdugo Hills 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 — 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.