CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Putnam County Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$437

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $195–$1,557

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$347

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $90 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $437 This hospital $347 Cash price $3,309 Hospital's list price $3,893

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $116 Priciest $347

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN 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 $437 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Putnam County Hospital charges insurers about $347, or about $3,309 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Greencastle, IN.

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	$3,128 - $4,268	878%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,086 - $4,012	305%
Aetnamajor	$3,128 - $4,268	878%
Cignamajor	$3,029 - $4,133	850%
Humanamajor	$1,152 - $3,708	323%
CareSource	$194 - $1,572	54%
Health Net	$3,193 - $4,358	896%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$500 - $4,268

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 3,309), 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 Putnam County Hospital 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 Putnam County Hospital

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