Open MRI and Imaging at Principio
Registered legal name: Union Hospital of Cecil County
4863 Pulaski Hwy, Ste 100 Principio Health Center, Perryville, MD 21903
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- NPI
- 1922246206
- Type
- Radiology clinic/centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center); 2085R0202X (Diagnostic radiology (physician specialty code carried by an organisation))
- Practice location
- 4863 Pulaski Hwy, Ste 100 Principio Health Center, Perryville, MD 21903
- Telephone
- (410) 398-4679
- NPI issued
- 26 January 2009 (17 years ago)
- Record updated
- 17 January 2024 (2 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-10
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (metropolitan area, Cecil County)
- State
- Maryland (348 records statewide)
- Map position
- Census address match (rooftop level)
- Snapshot
- NPPES data dissemination file, 12 October 2026
What the Record Tells You
Open MRI and Imaging at Principio, the trading name of Union Hospital of Cecil County, is an NPI registry record for a radiology clinic/centre at 4863 Pulaski Hwy, Ste 100 Principio Health Center in Perryville, Maryland 21903. CMS issued NPI 1922246206 on 26 January 2009, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 17 January 2024. That was 2 years ago; the details are probably still current, but confirm the address when you book.
The record carries 2 imaging taxonomy codes: Radiology clinic/center (261QR0200X) and Diagnostic radiology (physician specialty code carried by an organisation) (2085R0202X). It registered as a radiology clinic without the MRI-specific code, so ask which modalities it operates before assuming an MRI is available.
Perryville sits in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area (Cecil County), which has 5 imaging-centre records on the Maryland side in the October 2026 file, 0 of them with the MRI code, out of 348 across Maryland. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Advanced Radiology P A (9.8 miles, Aberdeen), University of Maryland Diagnostic Imaging Specialists P A (9.8 miles, Aberdeen) and Union Radiology Associates (12 miles, Elkton), with 2 more within 12 miles.
For a cash-pay benchmark, our Maryland freestanding-centre estimate is $700 to $1,900 for a typical single-region MRI. At Maryland hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $247 to $1,832 for a brain MRI, median $513, from 16 of the 23 Maryland hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 43 in the state, files dated to June 2026. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (410) 398-4679 with the CPT code for your scan and ask for the self-pay rate, whether the radiologist's report is included, and the scanner's field strength.
What Medicare Paid This Centre (2024)
From CMS's public Medicare claims data for Open MRI and Imaging at Principio (NPI 1922246206). Each row is a scan the centre billed to Medicare for at least 11 patients in 2024.
| Scan | Medicare-approved amount | Centre's billed charge | National median approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head CT without contrast CPT 70450 · 20 Medicare scans | $106 | $675 | $98 (401 centres) |
| Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 · 33 Medicare scans | $197 | $1,309 | $186 (633 centres) |
| Brain MRI without and with contrast CPT 70553 · 23 Medicare scans | $314 | $1,200 | $291 (588 centres) |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views CPT 71046 · 264 Medicare scans | $33 | $100 | $31 (743 centres) |
| Chest CT without contrast CPT 71250 · 157 Medicare scans | $129 | $783 | $124 (492 centres) |
| Cervical spine MRI without contrast CPT 72141 · 37 Medicare scans | $181 | $750 | $165 (719 centres) |
| Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 · 70 Medicare scans | $190 | $1,307 | $180 (810 centres) |
| Shoulder or other arm joint MRI without contrast CPT 73221 · 22 Medicare scans | $207 | $1,288 | $190 (668 centres) |
| Knee or other leg joint MRI without contrast CPT 73721 · 36 Medicare scans | $193 | $1,288 | $187 (733 centres) |
| Abdomen and pelvis CT with contrast CPT 74177 · 50 Medicare scans | $299 | $1,092 | $286 (419 centres) |
| Abdominal ultrasound, complete CPT 76700 · 44 Medicare scans | $109 | $420 | $109 (647 centres) |
The Medicare-approved amount is the full amount Medicare accepts for the scan: its own payment plus the patient's share (usually the 20% coinsurance). The billed charge is the centre's own list price on those claims, which Medicare does not pay. Both are averages over the year, and the national column is the median approved amount across every centre that billed Medicare for that scan outside a hospital.
Neither figure is a self-pay quote. If you are paying cash, ask the centre for its self-pay rate for your CPT code and whether the radiologist's report is included.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service, 2024 data, read 15 October 2026. CMS does not publish a centre and scan with fewer than 11 Medicare patients, so a scan missing here may still be offered.
Nearest Alternatives
The 5 closest imaging records to 4863 Pulaski Hwy, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.
| Centre | City | Distance | Type | Phone (registry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Radiology P A | Aberdeen, MD | 9.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (888) 972-9700 |
| University of Maryland Diagnostic Imaging Specialists P A | Aberdeen, MD | 9.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (443) 843-5557 |
| Union Radiology Associates | Elkton, MD | 12 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (215) 663-5910 |
| Union Hospital Radiology | Elkton, MD | 12 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (410) 398-4000 |
| Open MRI & Imaging Center of Elkton, LLC | Elkton, MD | 12 mi | Radiology clinic | (410) 620-1900 |
Open MRI and Imaging at Principio in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Cecil County outline.
Map data: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.
Cash-Price Benchmark
What to ask when you call
- The self-pay price for your exact CPT code (70551 brain, 72148 lumbar spine, 73221 or 73721 joint, without contrast), and whether the radiologist's report is included.
- Scanner field strength (1.5T or 3T) and whether it is closed, wide-bore or open.
- ACR or IAC accreditation, and who reads the images. The registry cannot tell you either.
- Whether they accept an order from a telehealth referral if you have no local doctor.
Full list: cheap MRI, good MRI checklist.
Source: NPI registry records, status as reported by CMS, October 2026 file (NPPES data dissemination file dated 12 October 2026, download.cms.gov; US federal public data, no charge). NPPES is an identifier registry, not a licence register: an NPI does not validate licensure, accreditation or that a scanner is on site. Names, addresses and phones are as self-reported to CMS and many records have not been updated for years; confirm before you travel. Coordinates: US Census Bureau geocoder, ZIP-code centroid where the address did not match (flagged). Metro areas: 2023 Census core-based statistical areas by county. Price ranges: our methodology; hospital cash prices: each hospital's federal transparency file (45 CFR 180), where parsed. No centre pays to be listed and none is endorsed. Listed here in error, or want a correction? Email [email protected]. This page describes a registry record, not a review or recommendation of Open MRI and Imaging at Principio.