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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Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye
Duluth, MN
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital’s median price of $376 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 13% 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, 17 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 | Ucare ucare minnesota medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $148.40 | $148.40 | $148.40 – $148.40 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · both | $168.49 | $168.49 | $168.49 – $168.49 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $183.88 | $183.88 | $183.88 – $183.88 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $197.14 | $197.14 | $197.14 – $197.14 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mn blue cross medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $209.54 | $209.54 | $209.54 – $209.54 |
| 6 | Healthpartners healthpartners commercial ppo fee schedule · both | $348.73 | $348.73 | $348.73 – $348.73 |
| 7 | Anthem anthem medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $361.20 | $361.20 | $361.20 – $361.20 |
| 8 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $368.42 | $368.42 | $368.42 – $368.42 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · outpatient | $372.04 | $372.04 | $372.04 – $372.04 |
| 10 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · outpatient | $379.26 | $379.26 | $379.26 – $379.26 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota state employee plan fee schedule · outpatient | $479.20 | $479.20 | $479.20 – $479.20 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo/ppo/pos/epo networks fee schedule · both | $500.30 | $500.30 | $500.30 – $500.30 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · both | $597.76 | $597.76 | $597.76 – $597.76 |
| 14 | Medica medica commercial plans fee schedule · both | $649.01 | $649.01 | $649.01 – $649.01 |
| 15 | Anthem anthem blue commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $722.40 | $722.40 | $722.40 – $722.40 |
| 16 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,673 | $1,673 | $1,673 – $1,673 |
| 17 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota federal employee program fee schedule · outpatient | $1,673 | $1,673 | $1,673 – $1,673 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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