MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $605 (about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col charges insurers about $550, or about $2,393 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Augusta, GA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $840 - $1,032 | 236% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $312 - $1,796 | 88% |
| Aetnamajor | $306 - $1,079 | 86% |
| Cignamajor | $604 | 169% |
| CareSource | $599 | 168% |
| Clover Health | $327 | 92% |
| Molina | $352 | 99% |
| Oscar Health | $520 | 146% |
| SelectHealth | $318 | 89% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $321 - $566 |
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Other Procedures at Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other GA hospitals
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $253
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $282
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $293
- Hamilton Medical Center · Dalton $298
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $300
- Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta $302
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham · Demorest $321
- Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins · Warner Robins $328
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.