Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
MR BRAIN W/ & W/O IV CONTRAST
Arcata, CA
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American Hospital Management Corporation’s median price of $1.2k is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 60% 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: 4 payers, 6 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $453.77 | $453.77 | $453.77 – $453.77 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $871.19 | $871.19 | $871.19 – $871.19 |
| 3 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,162 | $1,162 | $1,162 – $1,162 |
| 4 | Anthem epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,588 | $1,588 | $1,588 – $1,588 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,588 | $1,588 | $1,588 – $1,588 |
| 6 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,356 | $4,356 | $4,356 – $4,356 |
Last updated: Jul 22, 2025
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