MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Wayne General Hospital
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS 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 $338 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Wayne General Hospital charges insurers about $322, or about $2,755 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waynesboro, MS.
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
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 | $2,480 | 696% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,152 | 1445% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,755 | 773% |
| Cignamajor | $322 - $900 | 90% |
| Humanamajor | $290 | 81% |
| Amerigroup | $322 | 90% |
| HealthLink | $2,342 | 657% |
| HealthPartners | $2,342 | 657% |
| Molina | $322 - $336 | 90% |
| WellCare | $322 | 90% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $306 - $3,444 |
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Other Procedures at Wayne General Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other MS hospitals
- Tippah County Hospital · Ripley $114
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $115
- North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $122
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $261
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $272
- South Sunflower County Hospital · Indianola $281
- Yalobusha General Hospital · Water Valley $301
- Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $316
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.