MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other MS hospitals charge less.
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 $326 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Merit Health Wesley charges insurers about $316, or about $4,877 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hattiesburg, 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 | $272 - $2,142 | 76% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,180 | 331% |
| Aetnamajor | $314 - $7,975 | 88% |
| Cignamajor | $3,118 | 875% |
| Humanamajor | $305 | 86% |
| CareSource | $278 | 78% |
| Devoted Health | $311 | 87% |
| Molina | $294 - $571 | 82% |
| WellCare | $316 | 89% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $272 - $15,299 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Wesley
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
- Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo · Yazoo City $319
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.