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Original text from hospital filings
HC MRI BRAIN INCL BRAIN STEM W/CONTRAST
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $442 is 43% below the median hospital's median price ($776), higher than 23% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 70552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 12 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 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 2 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 3 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $341 | $341 | — | — | — | $341 – $341 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $438 | $438 | $114 | 26% | — | $325 – $552 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $442 | $442 | — | — | — | $442 – $442 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $442 | $442 | — | — | — | $442 – $442 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $442 | $442 | — | — | — | $442 – $442 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $442 | $442 | — | — | — | $442 – $442 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $453 | $453 | $128 | 28% | — | $325 – $581 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $872 | $318 | 36% | — | $325 – $1.1k |
| 12 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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