CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Bmh-Golden Triangle

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$605

about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $584–$678

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$588

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $605 This hospital $588 Cash price $1,702 Hospital's list price $6,806

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $114 Priciest $588

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $605 (about 1.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Bmh-Golden Triangle charges insurers about $588, or about $1,702 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, 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

✓ 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	$588 - $1,387	165%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$336 - $5,104	94%
Aetnamajor	$343 - $4,261	96%
Cignamajor	$3,743	1050%
Humanamajor	$327 - $4,492	92%
Devoted Health	$333	93%
Health Net	$653	183%
Molina	$333 - $3,403	93%
+ 60 smaller / regional plans	$327 - $6,125

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,702), 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 Bmh-Golden Triangle 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 Bmh-Golden Triangle

Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other MS hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.