MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Appling Healthcare
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 $615 (about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Appling Healthcare charges insurers about $850, or about $4,285 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Baxley, GA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $615. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $326 - $4,856 | 91% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,714 | 1042% |
| Aetnamajor | $326 - $850 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $326 - $4,976 | 91% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Appling Healthcare
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.