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HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $1.8k is 111% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 74% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 17 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Anthem anthem pathway per diem · both | $477.52 | $477.52 | $477.52 – $477.52 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both | $795.87 | $795.87 | $795.87 – $795.87 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo per diem · both | $824.94 | $824.94 | $824.94 – $824.94 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $916.05 | $916.05 | $916.05 – $916.05 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $916.05 | $916.05 | $916.05 – $916.05 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna per diem · both | $955.00 | $955.00 | $955.00 – $955.00 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both | $1,132 | $1,132 | $1,132 – $1,132 |
| 8 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both | $1,138 | $1,138 | $1,138 – $1,138 |
| 9 | Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,331 | $1,331 | $1,331 – $1,331 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both | $2,155 | $2,155 | $2,155 – $2,155 |
| 11 | Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,255 | $2,255 | $2,255 – $2,255 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna hmo per diem · both | $2,260 | $2,260 | $2,260 – $2,260 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna ppo per diem · both | $2,260 | $2,260 | $2,260 – $2,260 |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,491 | $2,491 | $2,491 – $2,491 |
| 15 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,491 | $2,491 | $2,491 – $2,491 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,189 | $4,189 | $4,189 – $4,189 |
| 17 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,811 | $4,811 | $4,811 – $4,811 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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