CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (with and without contrast)

Facility: Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital

Billing Code: 70553 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$660
about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $299–$960
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$611
About the fair price
about $49 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $660 This hospital $611

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $101 Priciest $611

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

A fair price for a MRI, brain (with and without contrast) is about $660 (about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital charges insurers about $611 — about the fair price. Located in Centerville, TN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $611 171%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $297 - $531 83%
Aetnamajor $898 - $917 252%
Cignamajor $802 - $981 225%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 135 East Swan Street, Centerville, TN 37033
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals