CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Bmh-Calhoun

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$447

about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $205–$1,353

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$495

About the fair price

about $48 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $447 This hospital $495 Cash price $1,420 Hospital's list price $2,731

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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 $114 Priciest $495

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 $447 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Bmh-Calhoun charges insurers about $495, or about $1,420 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Calhoun City, 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	$2,114	593%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,210 - $2,185	339%
Aetnamajor	$1,233 - $1,775	346%
Cignamajor	$1,502	421%
Humanamajor	$1,233 - $2,185	346%
Devoted Health	$1,198	336%
Health Net	$2,349	659%
Molina	$364 - $2,173	102%
+ 59 smaller / regional plans	$1,092 - $2,458

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 1,420), 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-Calhoun 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-Calhoun

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

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