MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Northside Hospital Duluth
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 $703 (about 2.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital Duluth charges insurers about $1,491, or about $5,735 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Duluth, 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 $703. 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.
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 | $344 - $2,367 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $344 - $5,330 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $348 - $5,200 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $1,161 - $1,581 | 326% |
| Humanamajor | $348 - $358 | 98% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $355 - $1,961 | 100% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $966 - $1,640 | 271% |
| Amerigroup | $966 - $1,373 | 271% |
| CareSource | $355 - $2,845 | 100% |
| Clover Health | $361 | 101% |
| Health Net | $1,982 | 556% |
| Oscar Health | $1,171 | 329% |
| WellCare | $355 | 100% |
| + 29 smaller / regional plans | $209 - $7,647 |
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 Northside Hospital Duluth
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.