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CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $185 is 68% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 3% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 65 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 essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $94.20 | $94.20 | $49.35 – $139.04 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $94.20 | $94.20 | $49.35 – $139.04 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.75 | $106.75 | $55.93 – $157.57 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.75 | $106.75 | $55.93 – $157.57 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.75 | $106.75 | $55.93 – $157.57 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.75 | $106.75 | $55.93 – $157.57 |
| 7 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.72 | $115.72 | $55.93 – $175.50 |
| 8 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.72 | $115.72 | $55.93 – $175.50 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 13 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 14 | Highmark medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 15 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.37 |
| 16 | Tricare all products_physician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.37 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $125.59 | $125.59 | $65.80 – $185.38 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial-select-exchange_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.16 | $127.16 | $104.32 – $150.00 |
| 20 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $130.62 | $130.62 | $68.43 – $192.80 |
| 21 | Aetna medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $130.62 | $130.62 | $68.43 – $192.80 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.20 | $134.20 | $69.59 – $198.81 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.20 | $134.20 | $69.59 – $198.81 |
| 24 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $149.94 | $137.25 | $73.77 – $149.94 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial-select-exchange_peds_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $138.12 | $138.12 | $126.23 – $150.00 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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