CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Cannon Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$262

about 0.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $261–$323

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$280

About the fair price

about $18 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $262 This hospital $280 Cash price $213 Hospital's list price $425

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $191 Priciest $368

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $262 (about 0.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Cannon Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $280, or about $213 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pickens, SC.

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	$100 - $4,400	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $4,180	28%
Aetnamajor	$100 - $3,168	28%
Cignamajor	$103 - $4,400	29%
Humanamajor	$84 - $4,590	24%
Ambetter (Centene)	$142 - $416	40%
Bright Health	$117 - $453	33%
Devoted Health	$102 - $296	29%
GEHA	$136 - $2,345	38%
Molina	$103 - $421	29%
SelectHealth	$84 - $4,371	24%
+ 34 smaller / regional plans	$100 - $4,590

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 213), 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 Cannon Memorial Hospital 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 Cannon Memorial Hospital

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

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