MRI brain stem without contrast dye at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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H MR BRAIN VENTICLES WO CONTRAST

Chicago, IL

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s median price of $3.9k is 576% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 98% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70551 at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 42 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	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$823.48	$823.48	$823.48 – $823.48
2	Magellan magellan behavioral health per diem · inpatient	$900.00	$900.00	$900.00 – $900.00
3	UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare navigate other · outpatient	$1,554	$1,554	$1,554 – $1,554
4	UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare other · outpatient	$1,669	$1,669	$1,669 – $1,669
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield unified physicians network other · outpatient	$1,900	$1,900	$1,900 – $1,900
6	Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,034	$2,034	$2,034 – $2,034
7	Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,034	$2,034	$2,034 – $2,034
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,097	$2,097	$2,097 – $2,097
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,209	$2,209	$2,209 – $2,209
10	Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,422	$2,422	$2,422 – $2,422
11	Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,422	$2,422	$2,422 – $2,422
12	Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,567	$2,567	$2,567 – $2,567
13	Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,567	$2,567	$2,567 – $2,567
14	Medicare medicare per diem · inpatient	$2,656	$2,656	$2,656 – $2,656
15	Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,790	$2,790	$2,790 – $2,790
16	Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,790	$2,790	$2,790 – $2,790
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,906	$2,906	$2,906 – $2,906
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,906	$2,906	$2,906 – $2,906
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,906	$2,906	$2,906 – $2,906
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,906	$2,906	$2,906 – $2,906
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3,149	$3,149	$3,149 – $3,149
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,149	$3,149	$3,149 – $3,149
23	Aetna aetna other · outpatient	$3,268	$3,268	$3,268 – $3,268
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3,391	$3,391	$3,391 – $3,391
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,391	$3,391	$3,391 – $3,391

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