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HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $552 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 32% 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: 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 | $324.60 | $324.60 | $324.60 – $324.60 |
| 2 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $324.60 | $324.60 | $324.60 – $324.60 |
| 3 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $324.60 | $324.60 | $324.60 – $324.60 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $340.83 | $340.83 | $340.83 – $340.83 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $438.39 | $438.39 | $324.60 – $552.18 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $452.70 | $452.70 | $324.60 – $580.80 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $655.37 | $655.37 | $655.37 – $655.37 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $655.37 | $655.37 | $655.37 – $655.37 |
| 9 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $655.37 | $655.37 | $655.37 – $655.37 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $655.37 | $655.37 | $655.37 – $655.37 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,314 | $1,080 | $324.60 – $1,369 |
| 12 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,170 | $1,170 | $1,170 – $1,170 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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