CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Doctors Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$531
about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $395–$810
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$519
About the fair price
about $12 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $531 This hospital $519 Cash price $13,274 Hospital's list price $13,274

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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 $519

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 $531 (about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Doctors Hospital charges insurers about $519, or about $13,274 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $828 - $5,973 232%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $153 - $631 43%
Aetnamajor $548 - $7,318 154%
Ambetter (Centene) $479 134%
Amerigroup $1,885 529%
Health Net $10,620 2980%
WellCare $2,655 745%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $369 - $11,947
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals