CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Southern Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$457

about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $348–$947

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$359

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $98 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $457 This hospital $359 Cash price $348 Hospital's list price $6,083

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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 $359

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $457 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Southern Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $359, or about $348 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Riverdale, GA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$348	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$348 - $387	98%
Aetnamajor	$348 - $3,493	98%
Cignamajor	$348 - $726	98%
Humanamajor	$331 - $643	93%
CareSource	$359 - $609	101%
Devoted Health	$359	101%
Oscar Health	$453	127%
WellCare	$366	103%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$348 - $522

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 348), 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: 70553.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Southern Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70553.
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 Southern Regional Medical Center

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other GA hospitals

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