Price Comparison Report

MRI Brain without Contrast

High Point, NC · 8 facilities · CPT 70551 · September 06, 2026

Summary

8 facilities within 25 miles of High Point publish prices for MRI Brain without Contrast. Cash prices range from $1,003 to $1,859 — a 1.9x difference for an identical procedure. The North Carolina average is $2,413.

$1,003 lowest
$1,859 highest
Best Value

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, VA · Novant Health · 14.4 mi

$1,306 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
68.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 68%. Cash price of $1,306 is below the statewide average of $2,413.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Lexington Memorial Hospital INC 3★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$1,003
2
Davie Medical Center · 23.3 mi ·
$1,003
3
High Point Regional Health System 2★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$1,245
4
Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center · 21.7 mi ·
$1,276
5
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center 4★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$1,306
6
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center 3★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$1,859
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Lexington Memorial Hospital INC Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington, NC · 14.4 mi $1,003 $2,005 2.0x 3/5 72.0% Nonprofit
2 Davie Medical Center Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Bermuda Run, NC · 23.3 mi $1,003 $2,005 2.0x — —
3 High Point Regional Health System UNC Health High Point, NC · 0.0 mi $1,245 $2,489 2.0x 2/5 64.0% Nonprofit
4 Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center Novant Health Clemmons, NC · 21.7 mi $1,276 $2,127 1.67x — —
5 Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Novant Health Winston-Salem, NC · 14.4 mi $1,306 $2,176 1.67x 4/5 68.0% Nonprofit
6 Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Novant Health Thomasville, NC · 14.4 mi $1,859 $3,099 1.67x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
7 Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Novant Health Winston-Salem, NC · 14.4 mi — — — 4/5 92.0% Nonprofit
8 Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center Novant Health Kernersville, NC · 12.0 mi — — — — —

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for MRI Brain without Contrast. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Lexington Memorial Hospital INC

Cash: $1,003
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicare — $225 -$778
Cigna — $225 -$778
HealthTeam Advantage — $225 -$778
Humana — $285 -$718
Medicaid — $417 -$586
UnitedHealthcare — $421 -$582
Blue Local Individual — $571 -$432
Ambetter — $678 -$325
Blue Local Group — $766 -$237
Blue Cross Blue Shield — $792 -$211
Blue Value — $858 -$145
MedCost — $880 -$123
DirectNet — $1,185 +$182
Aetna — $1,404 +$401
Healthgram Lexington Brands — $1,444 +$441

6 additional plans not shown.

Davie Medical Center

Cash: $1,003
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicare — $225 -$778
Cigna — $225 -$778
Humana — $227 -$776
Medicaid — $388 -$615
UnitedHealthcare — $562 -$441
Ambetter — $599 -$404
Blue Local Individual — $617 -$386
Aetna — $740 -$263
Blue Cross Blue Shield — $824 -$179
MedCost — $982 -$21
Direct Net Managed Care — $1,185 +$182
Healthgram Managed Care — $1,404 +$401

High Point Regional Health System

Cash: $1,245
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Cigna — $241 -$1,004
Medicare — $241 -$1,004
Humana — $246 -$999
Medicaid — $388 -$857
UnitedHealthcare — $391 -$854
MedCost — $1,142 -$103
Aetna — $1,195 -$50
Blue Cross Blue Shield — $1,205 -$40
Direct Net — $1,471 +$226
Coventry WellPath Carolinas — $1,991 +$746
Coventry WellPath (National) — $2,116 +$871
Coventry First Health — $2,315 +$1,070
Beech Street — $2,365 +$1,120

Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center

Cash: $1,276
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $231 -$1,045
Humana Medicare $231 -$1,045
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $231 -$1,045
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $231 -$1,045
Aetna Medicare $237 -$1,039
Cigna HealthSpring $238 -$1,038
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $243 -$1,033
Carolina Complete Medicaid $395 -$881
AmeriHealth Medicaid $403 -$873
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $403 -$873
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $403 -$873
Wellcare Medicaid $403 -$873
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $435 -$842
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $435 -$842

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Cash: $1,306
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $231 -$1,074
Humana Medicare $231 -$1,074
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $231 -$1,074
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $231 -$1,074
Aetna Medicare $237 -$1,068
Cigna HealthSpring $238 -$1,067
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $243 -$1,063
Carolina Complete Medicaid $404 -$902
AmeriHealth Medicaid $412 -$893
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $412 -$893
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $412 -$893
Wellcare Medicaid $412 -$893
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $435 -$871
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $435 -$871

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

Cash: $1,859
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $231 -$1,628
Humana Medicare $231 -$1,628
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $231 -$1,628
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $231 -$1,628
Aetna Medicare $237 -$1,622
Cigna HealthSpring $238 -$1,621
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $243 -$1,616
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $435 -$1,425
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $435 -$1,425
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $435 -$1,425
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $435 -$1,425
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $435 -$1,425
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $435 -$1,425
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueOptions $491 -$1,369

38 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $231
Humana Medicare $231
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $231
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $231
Aetna Medicare $237
Cigna HealthSpring $238
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $243
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueOptions $491

9 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $231
Humana Medicare $231
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $231
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $231
Aetna Medicare $237
Cigna HealthSpring $238
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $243
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $435
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueOptions $491

9 additional plans not shown.

Before you call

The data in this report is from each hospital's publicly filed prices. Here's how to use it.

Confirm the price

Call the hospital's billing department and ask for a price estimate or Good Faith Estimate for MRI Brain without Contrast (CPT 70551). Under federal law, they must provide this. Compare it to the published price in this report.

Ask about cash pay

If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash/self-pay rate. At many hospitals, the cash price is lower than the insurance-negotiated rate. You can see this in the insurance table above — some negotiated rates exceed the cash price.

Compare before you schedule

You are not required to use the facility your doctor referred you to. You can request a referral to any in-network facility. The same procedure, same quality — sometimes at a fraction of the price.

Ask about financial help

Most nonprofit hospitals in Virginia offer financial assistance to patients based on household income. This is separate from insurance — even insured patients can qualify. Ask billing for their Financial Assistance Policy.

Financial assistance by facility

Nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have financial assistance programs. Below is what we know about each facility's charitable care.

Facility Status Charity Care Provided How to Apply
Lexington Memorial Hospital INC Nonprofit — Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Davie Medical Center — N/A (for-profit)
High Point Regional Health System Nonprofit — Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center — N/A (for-profit)
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Nonprofit — Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Nonprofit — Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Nonprofit — Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center — N/A (for-profit)

What to do next

  1. Identify your top 2-3 facilities based on price, quality rating, and distance. The data in this report shows that lower price does not mean lower quality — check the star ratings.
  2. Call billing before you schedule. Confirm the published price. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Ask whether there's a prompt-pay or cash-pay discount beyond the listed rate.
  3. Check your deductible status. If you haven't met your deductible, compare the cash rate to what you'd owe through insurance. In some cases, paying cash is cheaper than using your plan.
  4. Apply for financial assistance if your household income is under $60,000-$125,000 (thresholds vary). Most eligible patients never apply because they don't know the program exists.
  5. Get everything in writing. Before your procedure, get a written price estimate. After, review the bill line by line. Roughly 80% of hospital bills contain errors (Becker's Hospital Review).

Data sources

Hospital prices
Published machine-readable files, required under CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR Part 180)
Quality ratings
CMS Hospital Compare, updated quarterly
Patient satisfaction
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems)
Financial data
CMS Cost Reports (charity care, revenue) and IRS 990 filings (officer compensation)

This report is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Every price shown is a price a hospital published — not an estimate. Actual out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance plan, deductible status, and clinical circumstances. Consult your healthcare provider and insurer before making decisions.