CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$605
about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $427–$791
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$550
About the fair price
about $55 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $605 This hospital $550 Cash price $2,393 Hospital's list price $6,136

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $253 Priciest $550

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

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
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1120 15Th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals