CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Marietta

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$403

about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $111–$1,474

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$110

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $293 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $403 This hospital $110 Cash price $3,442 Hospital's list price $3,442

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $110 Priciest $226

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $403 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Marietta charges insurers about $110, or about $3,442 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Marietta, OK.

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	$1,170 - $3,098	480%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,114 - $2,198	457%
Aetnamajor	$110 - $2,399	45%
Cignamajor	$1,218 - $2,582	500%
Humanamajor	$110 - $2,093	45%
Healthcare Highways	$2,582	1059%
HealthLink	$2,926 - $3,098	1200%
Independent Health	$1,114 - $2,093	457%
+ 22 smaller / regional plans	$1,114 - $3,098

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 3,442), 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 Mercy Hospital Marietta 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 Mercy Hospital Marietta

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