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MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material
Falls, MT
See all hospitals reporting CPT 70551 →Price type
Benefis Hospitals Inc’s median price of $244 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 10% 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: 12 payers, 29 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 bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $189.23 | $189.23 | $189.23 – $189.23 |
| 2 | Healthpartners bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $189.23 | $189.23 | $189.23 – $189.23 |
| 3 | Kaiser bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $189.23 | $189.23 | $189.23 – $189.23 |
| 4 | Medical Mutual bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $189.23 | $189.23 | $189.23 – $189.23 |
| 5 | Tricare bhs hb tricare other · outpatient | $241.72 | $241.72 | $241.72 – $241.72 |
| 6 | Aetna bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 7 | Anthem bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 9 | Kaiser bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 10 | Medicare bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 11 | WellCare bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthy montana kids fee schedule · outpatient | $254.49 | $254.49 | $254.49 – $254.49 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs employee health plan fee schedule · outpatient | $816.27 | $816.27 | $816.27 – $816.27 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue focus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $863.85 | $863.85 | $104.65 – $1,623 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs employee health plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $996.75 | $996.75 | $120.75 – $1,873 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue focus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,063 | $1,063 | $128.80 – $1,998 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue options percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,082 | $1,082 | $131.05 – $2,033 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue options fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthlink ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs federal percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,130 | $1,130 | $136.85 – $2,122 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthy montana kids percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,130 | $1,130 | $136.85 – $2,122 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthlink ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,143 | $1,143 | $138.46 – $2,147 |
| 23 | Cigna bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,196 | $1,196 | $144.90 – $2,247 |
| 24 | Healthpartners bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,196 | $1,196 | $144.90 – $2,247 |
| 25 | Kaiser bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,196 | $1,196 | $144.90 – $2,247 |
Last updated: Mar 26, 2026
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