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 HEAD W/WO CONTRAST
Whitesburg, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $760 is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 45% 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, 21 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 fee schedule · both | $102.42 | $102.42 | $102.42 – $102.42 |
| 2 | Optum veterans affairs plan fee schedule · both | $102.42 | $102.42 | $102.42 – $102.42 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · both | $102.42 | $102.42 | $102.42 – $102.42 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · both | $102.42 | $102.42 | $102.42 – $102.42 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $189.63 | $189.63 | $189.63 – $189.63 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $189.63 | $189.63 | $189.63 – $189.63 |
| 7 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $189.63 | $189.63 | $189.63 – $189.63 |
| 8 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $189.63 | $189.63 | $189.63 – $189.63 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $189.63 | $189.63 | $189.63 – $189.63 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $189.63 | $189.63 | $189.63 – $189.63 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health medicaid fee schedule · both | $263.71 | $263.71 | $263.71 – $263.71 |
| 12 | Anthem commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $760.00 | $760.00 | $760.00 – $760.00 |
| 13 | WellCare medicaid fee schedule · both | $774.25 | $774.25 | $774.25 – $774.25 |
| 14 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,301 | $1,301 | $1,301 – $1,301 |
| 15 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,993 | $1,993 | $1,993 – $1,993 |
| 16 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,311 | $2,311 | $2,311 – $2,311 |
| 17 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,311 | $2,311 | $2,311 – $2,311 |
| 18 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,381 | $2,381 | $2,381 – $2,381 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,089 | $6,089 | $6,089 – $6,089 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,173 | $7,173 | $7,173 – $7,173 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,412 | $7,412 | $7,412 – $7,412 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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