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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Lincolnton, NC
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc’s median price of $921 is 61% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 62% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 54 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 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $116.65 | $121.27 | $65.25 – $181.90 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $118.98 | $123.69 | $66.56 – $185.54 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $120.73 | $125.51 | $67.53 – $188.27 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $121.07 | $125.86 | $67.72 – $188.78 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $231.30 | $231.30 | $231.30 – $231.30 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $234.70 | $234.70 | $234.70 – $234.70 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $238.11 | $238.11 | $238.11 – $238.11 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $238.81 | $238.81 | $238.81 – $238.81 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 11 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 12 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $280.09 | $280.09 | $280.09 – $280.09 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.25 | $398.25 | $398.25 – $398.25 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $405.66 | $405.66 | $405.66 – $405.66 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $587.13 | $587.13 | $587.13 – $587.13 |
| 16 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 17 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $935.60 | $935.60 | $935.60 – $935.60 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,012 | $1,012 | $1,012 – $1,012 |
| 19 | Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 21 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,070 | $1,070 | $1,070 – $1,070 |
| 22 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,155 | $1,155 | $1,155 – $1,155 |
| 23 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,183 | $1,183 | $1,183 – $1,183 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $1,296 | $1,296 | $1,296 – $1,296 |
| 25 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,313 | $1,313 | $1,313 – $1,313 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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