CMS Price Transparency Data
MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$595
about 2.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $208–$1,229
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $595 Cash price $1,824 Hospital's list price $2,806
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
✓ 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 | $758 - $2,632 | 311% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $542 - $2,027 | 222% |
| Aetnamajor | $758 - $2,245 | 311% |
| Cignamajor | $758 - $2,301 | 311% |
| Humanamajor | $758 - $2,104 | 311% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $758 | 311% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $758 | 311% |
| Amerigroup | $365 | 150% |
| CareSource | $758 | 311% |
| Molina | $758 | 311% |
| WellCare | $461 - $758 | 189% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $758 - $2,525 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other GA hospitals
- Emanuel Medical Center · Swainsboro $70
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $156
- Hamilton Medical Center · Dalton $180
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $180
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $181
- Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta $182
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $191
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $204
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.