CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Magee General Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$274

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $233–$432

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$233

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $41 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $274 This hospital $233 Cash price $397 Hospital's list price $1,144

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $74 Priciest $233

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 (no contrast) is about $274 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Magee General Hospital charges insurers about $233, or about $397 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Magee, MS.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$185 - $233	76%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$431	177%
Aetnamajor	$233	96%
Humanamajor	$233	96%
Ambetter (Centene)	$233	96%
Molina	$185	76%
WellCare	$233	96%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$185 - $431

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 397), 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: 70551.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Magee General Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70551.
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 Magee General Hospital

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