CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Atrium Health Anson

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$193

about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $187–$373

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$187

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $193 This hospital $187 Cash price $1,765 Hospital's list price $3,531

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $186 Priciest $189

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC 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 (no contrast) is about $193 (about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Atrium Health Anson charges insurers about $187, or about $1,765 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wadesboro, NC.

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	$62 - $2,743	25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,296 - $2,210	532%
Aetnamajor	$68 - $3,178	28%
Cignamajor	$65 - $2,383	27%
Humanamajor	$67 - $234	27%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,080 - $1,313	443%
AmeriHealth	$62 - $528	25%
Health Net	$1,560	640%
WellCare	$61 - $538	25%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$61 - $3,354

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 1,765), 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 Atrium Health Anson 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 Atrium Health Anson

Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other NC hospitals

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