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.
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MR HEAD W/WO CONTRAST
Middlesboro, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $1.3k is 53% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 64% 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, 15 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 other · outpatient | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 – $244.80 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 – $244.80 |
| 3 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 – $244.80 |
| 4 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 – $244.80 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 – $244.80 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 – $244.80 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $760.00 | $760.00 | $760.00 – $760.00 |
| 8 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,329 | $1,329 | $1,329 – $1,329 |
| 9 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,329 | $1,329 | $1,329 – $1,329 |
| 10 | Humana choice care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,329 | $1,329 | $1,329 – $1,329 |
| 11 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,329 | $1,329 | $1,329 – $1,329 |
| 12 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,810 | $1,810 | $1,810 – $1,810 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,394 | $5,394 | $5,394 – $5,394 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,516 | $6,516 | $6,516 – $6,516 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,733 | $6,733 | $6,733 – $6,733 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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