CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Coastal Carolina Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$365
about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $355–$401
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$368
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $365 This hospital $368 Cash price $1,132

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $191 Priciest $368

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 $365 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Coastal Carolina Hospital charges insurers about $368, or about $1,132 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hardeeville, 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 $324 - $368 91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,132 - $2,715 318%
Aetnamajor $324 91%
Cignamajor $334 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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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1000 Medical Center Drive, Hardeeville, SC 29927
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals