MRI, brain (with and without contrast)
Facility: East Cooper Medical Center
Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 (with and without contrast) is about $414 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $368, or about $1,132 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mount Pleasant, 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
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 | $328 - $368 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,132 - $2,624 | 318% |
| Aetnamajor | $324 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $334 - $442 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $324 - $1,301 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $337 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $324 | 91% |
| Molina | $331 - $1,301 | 93% |
| SelectHealth | $341 - $1,301 | 96% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $324 - $1,366 |
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Other Procedures at East Cooper Medical Center
Compare: MRI, brain (with and without contrast) at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $191
- Anmed Health · Anderson $277
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $280
- Hampton Regional Medical Center · Varnville $349
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Greenville $349
- Prisma Health North Greenville Ltach · Travelers Rest $354
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $359
- Prisma Health Patewood Hospital · Greenville $359
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.