CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: East Georgia Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$440

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $296–$449

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$432

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $440 This hospital $432 Cash price $2,167 Hospital's list price $6,990

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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 $70 Priciest $432

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 (no contrast) is about $440 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). East Georgia Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $432, or about $2,167 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Statesboro, 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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$224 - $524	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$451 - $2,509	185%
Aetnamajor	$900 - $5,592	369%
Humanamajor	$224	92%
Ambetter (Centene)	$407	167%
CareSource	$235 - $410	96%
Clover Health	$224	92%
Health Net	$228	94%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$228 - $5,942

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,167), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm East Georgia Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at East Georgia Regional Medical Center

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other GA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.