MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Grady Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 GA hospitals compared.
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 $526 (about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Grady Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $302, or about $7,610 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlanta, GA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $105 - $5,479 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $105 - $6,088 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $105 - $3,386 | 29% |
| Cignamajor | $105 - $4,501 | 29% |
| Humanamajor | $105 - $355 | 29% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $105 - $5,768 | 29% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $105 - $1,126 | 29% |
| Amerigroup | $105 - $1,237 | 29% |
| CareSource | $105 - $1,135 | 29% |
| Clover Health | $111 - $373 | 31% |
| Oscar Health | $148 - $4,946 | 42% |
| WellCare | $105 - $355 | 29% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $111 - $373 |
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Other Procedures at Grady Memorial Hospital
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
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham · Demorest $321
- Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins · Warner Robins $328
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $330
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.