CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, brain (no contrast)

Facility: Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$248

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $213–$420

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$216

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $32 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $248 This hospital $216 Cash price $916 Hospital's list price $2,617

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $216 Priciest $246

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA 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 $248 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Carilion Giles Community Hospital charges insurers about $216, or about $916 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pearisburg, VA.

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	$189 - $2,139	78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$181 - $1,230	74%
Aetnamajor	$189 - $1,738	78%
Cignamajor	$1,764 - $1,884	724%
Humanamajor	$189 - $227	78%
Sentara	$184 - $1,623	75%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,439 - $2,486

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 916), 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 Carilion Giles Community Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Carilion Giles Community Hospital

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