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MRI scan of brain before and after contrast
Delano, CA
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Adventist Health Delano’s median price of $772 is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 45% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield - all plans other · outpatient | $448.71 | $448.71 | $448.71 – $448.71 |
| 2 | Kaiser kaiser medicare ip/op only other · outpatient | $448.71 | $448.71 | $448.71 – $448.71 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $448.71 | $448.71 | $448.71 – $448.71 |
| 4 | Anthem anthem mcal fee schedule · outpatient | $479.41 | $479.41 | $479.41 – $479.41 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $594.39 | $594.39 | $594.39 – $594.39 |
| 6 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $594.39 | $594.39 | $594.39 – $594.39 |
| 7 | Oscar oscar medicare advantage-all plans other · outpatient | $717.94 | $717.94 | $717.94 – $717.94 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser comm ip/op only- all other plans other · outpatient | $771.78 | $771.78 | $771.78 – $771.78 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna- all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,991 | $1,991 | $1,159 – $2,824 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,496 | $3,496 | $3,439 – $3,553 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,216 | $6,216 | $3,616 – $8,816 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,543 | $6,543 | $3,807 – $9,280 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,543 | $6,543 | $3,807 – $9,280 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,274 | $7,274 | $4,232 – $10,317 |
| 16 | Anthem anthem - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,566 | $7,566 | $4,402 – $10,731 |
Last updated: Jul 29, 2026
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