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CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Malone, NY
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Alice Hyde Medical Center’s median price of $126 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 1% 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: 5 payers, 20 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $32.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 – $32.20 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $32.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 – $32.20 |
| 3 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $32.96 | $32.96 | $32.96 – $32.96 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $66.49 | $66.49 | $66.49 – $66.49 |
| 5 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $66.49 | $66.49 | $66.49 – $66.49 |
| 6 | Highmark ind/fep/ppo/hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $90.16 | $90.16 | $90.16 – $90.16 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $110.46 | $110.46 | $110.46 – $110.46 |
| 8 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $120.43 | $120.43 | $120.43 – $120.43 |
| 9 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.74 | $127.74 | $127.74 – $127.74 |
| 10 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $157.56 | $157.56 | $157.56 – $157.56 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $161.06 | $161.06 | $161.06 – $161.06 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $178.81 | $178.81 | $164.31 – $193.30 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $768.90 | $768.90 | $112.53 – $1,425 |
| 14 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $768.90 | $768.90 | $112.53 – $1,425 |
| 15 | Humana tricare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $768.90 | $768.90 | $112.53 – $1,425 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $768.90 | $768.90 | $112.53 – $1,425 |
| 17 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $824.31 | $824.31 | $824.31 – $824.31 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,025 | $2,025 | $296.33 – $3,753 |
| 19 | Highmark ind/fep/ppo/hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,088 | $2,088 | $305.54 – $3,870 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,186 | $2,186 | $319.86 – $4,051 |
Last updated: Sep 8, 2026
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