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
HC MRI Brain W Stem WO Cont
St. Louis, MO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 70551 →Price type
Barnes Jewish Hospital’s median price of $1.4k is 141% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 73% 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: 11 payers, 30 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 bjc hb medicare advantra bjh other · both | $238.99 | $238.99 | $238.99 – $238.99 |
| 2 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage bjh other · both | $238.99 | $238.99 | $238.99 – $238.99 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage bjh other · both | $238.99 | $238.99 | $238.99 – $238.99 |
| 4 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana bjh other · both | $238.99 | $238.99 | $238.99 – $238.99 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc bjh other · both | $238.99 | $238.99 | $238.99 – $238.99 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice bjh fee schedule · both | $242.77 | $242.77 | $242.77 – $242.77 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access bjh fee schedule · both | $243.87 | $243.87 | $243.87 – $243.87 |
| 8 | Devoted bjc hb medicare devoted bjh other · both | $250.94 | $250.94 | $250.94 – $250.94 |
| 9 | Medica bjc hb medicare wellfirst bjh other · both | $250.94 | $250.94 | $250.94 – $250.94 |
| 10 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus bjh per diem · both | $655.00 | $655.00 | $655.00 – $655.00 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,302 | $1,302 | $1,302 – $1,302 |
| 12 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo bjh per diem · both | $1,379 | $1,379 | $1,379 – $1,379 |
| 13 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special bjh per diem · both | $1,408 | $1,408 | $1,408 – $1,408 |
| 14 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial bjh fee schedule · both | $1,455 | $1,455 | $1,455 – $1,455 |
| 15 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,759 | $1,759 | $1,759 – $1,759 |
| 16 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,759 | $1,759 | $1,759 – $1,759 |
| 17 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,759 | $1,759 | $1,759 – $1,759 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,759 | $1,759 | $1,759 – $1,759 |
| 19 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,775 – $1,775 |
| 20 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,775 – $1,775 |
| 21 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,775 – $1,775 |
| 22 | Phcs bjc hb phcs bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,775 – $1,775 |
| 23 | Cigna bjc hb cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 – $1,894 |
| 24 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 – $1,894 |
| 25 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 – $1,894 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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