Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Georgia Outpatient

Brain MRI with contrast cost in Georgia

In Georgia, 90 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $348.00 to $13,388.00, with a median of $2,393.04. The lowest price is at Southern Regional Medical Center (Southwest Riverdale). The highest price is 38.5× the lowest.

  • The median here, $2,393.04, is 12% below the US median of $2,721.18.
  • That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
  • Georgia ranks 21st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 22 of 90 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70553. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$348.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$2,393.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,388.00in Georgia
Lowest saves$2,045.04vs the median

Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo $348.00 $6,082.89 Mar 17, 2026
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Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA MRI IAC WO/W $589.60 $1,474.00 May 8, 2026
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Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA MRI PITUITARY W/ AND W/O CONTRAST $850.20 $1,417.00 May 19, 2026
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Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton · Elberton, GA MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $984.00 $2,460.00 Dec 6, 2025
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Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $1,088.85 $2,177.70 Mar 23, 2026
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Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $1,244.00 $2,488.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA Mri Brain/Brain Stem Wo/W Con $1,507.20 $5,024.00 Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA Mri Pituitary Wo/W Contrast $1,507.20 $5,024.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast $1,673.75 $2,575.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $1,692.69 $2,821.15 Apr 17, 2026
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Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $1,698.07 $5,660.22 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $1,698.07 $5,660.22 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $1,698.07 $5,660.22 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $1,698.07 $5,660.22 Jul 1, 2026
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Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,747.50 $3,495.00 Oct 30, 2026
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Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,982.00 $3,964.00 Oct 30, 2026
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Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast $2,004.56 $4,009.12 Aug 11, 2026
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Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Mri Head Wwo 70553 $2,122.00 $2,122.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Mri Head Wwo 70553 $2,122.00 $2,122.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,202.42 $7,341.40 Jul 1, 2026
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Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $2,301.60 $3,836.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $2,301.60 $3,836.00 Apr 1, 2026
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John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $2,301.60 $3,836.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast $2,323.75 $3,575.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Jefferson Hospital Louisville · Louisville, GA MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $2,392.50 $4,785.00 Oct 26, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast $2,393.04 $6,136.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA MRI Pituitary Brain w+ w/o Contrast $2,432.50 $4,865.00 Aug 11, 2026
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CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC MR BRAIN WOW CONTRAST $2,479.89 $8,378.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI Brain W/WO Cntrst $2,567.16 $8,557.20 Jul 1, 2026
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Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $2,729.60 $6,824.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $2,729.60 $6,824.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $2,729.60 $6,824.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $2,729.60 $6,824.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $2,781.10 $3,973.00 May 1, 2026
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Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $2,836.50 $5,673.00 Oct 30, 2026
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Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CNTRST $2,889.00 $5,778.00 Aug 6, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast $3,050.00 $3,050.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $3,167.00 $6,334.00 Nov 2, 2026
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Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $3,177.50 $6,355.00 Oct 30, 2026
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Monroe County Hospital Forsyth · Macon-Bibb County, GA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $3,187.50 $4,250.00 May 7, 2026
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Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA MRI BRAIN W&W/O CONT $3,231.00 $6,462.00 May 5, 2026
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East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA MR-BRAIN WWO $3,288.06 $12,178.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast $3,367.65 $5,181.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA MRI BRAIN INCLD IAC W WO $3,656.36 $5,377.00 Jun 5, 2026
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Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $3,851.71 $4,054.43 Mar 9, 2026
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Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA MRI BRAIN WITH & W/O CONT $3,859.00 $3,859.00 Apr 13, 2026
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Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $4,285.13 $5,713.50 Jul 2, 2026
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Flint River Community Hospital Montezuma · Montezuma, GA MRI BRAIN WWO CONTRAST $4,305.00 $5,740.00 Jun 3, 2026
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South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $5,237.25 $6,983.00 Mar 25, 2026
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South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $5,237.25 $6,983.00 Mar 25, 2026
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Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA MRI BRAIN W & W/O $5,999.30 $7,058.00 Aug 25, 2025
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast $6,374.00 $6,374.00 May 14, 2026
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast $6,374.00 $6,374.00 May 14, 2026
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Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast $6,374.00 $6,374.00 May 14, 2026
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AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC MRI BRAIN COMBO $6,436.22 $6,436.22 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC MRI BRAIN COMBO $6,436.22 $6,436.22 Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT $7,734.00 $7,734.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia · Vidalia, GA Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences $8,995.64 $8,995.64 Sep 1, 2026
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Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences $9,179.00 $9,179.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Brain Lab Protocol MRI $9,791.00 $9,791.00 May 14, 2026
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AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC MRI BRAIN COMBO $12,550.09 $12,550.09 Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences $13,274.40 $13,274.40 Sep 1, 2026
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Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT $13,388.00 $13,388.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 36 $348.00 $2,393.04
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 4 $1,698.07 $2,045.56
Macon-Bibb County, GA 4 $2,202.42 $2,689.96
Savannah, GA 3 $1,507.20 $1,507.20
Warner Robins, GA 3 $1,982.00 $2,122.00
Athens-Clarke County, GA 2 $2,202.42 $2,785.04
Columbus, GA-AL 2 $1,698.07 $1,698.07
Rome, GA 2 $2,836.50 $7,693.30
Thomasville, GA 2 $2,301.60 $2,301.60
Adel, GA 1 $2,004.56 $2,004.56
Baxley, GA 1 $4,285.13 $4,285.13
Blairsville, GA 1 $1,244.00 $1,244.00
Blue Ridge, GA 1 $1,692.69 $1,692.69
Bainbridge, GA 1 $2,781.10 $2,781.10
Camilla, GA 1 $2,301.60 $2,301.60
Clayton, GA 1 $589.60 $589.60
Calhoun, GA 1 $6,436.22 $6,436.22
Cedartown, GA 1 $3,167.00 $3,167.00
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1 $2,479.89 $2,479.89
Cordele, GA 1 $3,851.71 $3,851.71
Donalsonville, GA 1 $5,999.30 $5,999.30
Dalton, GA 1 $6,436.22 $6,436.22
Douglas, GA 1 $3,656.36 $3,656.36
Dublin, GA 1 $13,388.00 $13,388.00
Elberton, GA 1 $984.00 $984.00
Greenboro, GA 1 $2,323.75 $2,323.75
Hiawassee, GA 1 $1,088.85 $1,088.85
Lavonia, GA 1 $1,673.75 $1,673.75
Louisville, GA 1 $2,392.50 $2,392.50
LaGrange, GA-AL 1 $2,393.04 $2,393.04
Montezuma, GA 1 $4,305.00 $4,305.00
Milledgeville, GA 1 $1,747.50 $1,747.50
Moultrie, GA 1 $3,859.00 $3,859.00
Nashville, GA 1 $5,237.25 $5,237.25
Sandersville, GA 1 $3,231.00 $3,231.00
Statesboro, GA 1 $3,288.06 $3,288.06
Tifton, GA 1 $2,432.50 $2,432.50
Toccoa, GA 1 $850.20 $850.20
Valdosta, GA 1 $5,237.25 $5,237.25
Vidalia, GA 1 $8,995.64 $8,995.64
Waycross, GA 1 $9,179.00 $9,179.00
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

What brain MRI with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Brain MRI with contrast explained.

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Median cash price across the state's hospitals.