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Mri brain stem w/o dye
BOYNTON BEACH, FL
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Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $1.0k is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 65% 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: 10 payers, 36 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 | Medicaid simplyhlth md hmo nc fee schedule · both | $151.97 | $139.31 | $75.98 – $151.97 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthy kids fee schedule · both | $151.97 | $139.31 | $75.98 – $151.97 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united md hmo fee schedule · both | $151.97 | $139.31 | $75.98 – $151.97 |
| 4 | WellCare well care md hmonc fee schedule · both | $151.97 | $139.31 | $75.98 – $151.97 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna better health healthy kids fee schedule · both | $159.57 | $146.27 | $79.78 – $159.57 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.57 | $146.27 | $79.78 – $159.57 |
| 7 | Medicaid prestige md hmo nc fee schedule · both | $167.17 | $153.24 | $83.58 – $167.17 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare ppo fee schedule · both | $249.17 | $228.41 | $124.58 – $249.17 |
| 9 | Medica medica mcr hmo fee schedule · both | $249.17 | $228.41 | $124.58 – $249.17 |
| 10 | Medicare simplyhlth mc hmo nc fee schedule · both | $249.17 | $228.41 | $124.58 – $249.17 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united hlth mc hmo fee schedule · both | $254.15 | $232.97 | $127.08 – $254.15 |
| 12 | Humana careplus mc hmo fee schedule · both | $259.13 | $237.54 | $129.57 – $259.13 |
| 13 | Humana humana medicare fee schedule · both | $259.13 | $237.54 | $129.57 – $259.13 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $261.63 | $239.83 | $130.81 – $261.63 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both | $279.07 | $255.81 | $139.53 – $279.07 |
| 16 | Medicare devoted health mc hmo fee schedule · both | $336.38 | $308.35 | $168.19 – $336.38 |
| 17 | Cigna cigna connect network exchange other · both | $886.00 | $886.00 | $886.00 – $886.00 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna hmo other · both | $886.00 | $886.00 | $886.00 – $886.00 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna ppo other · both | $886.00 | $886.00 | $886.00 – $886.00 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs fl simplyblue hmo case rate · both | $1,118 | $1,118 | $1,118 – $1,118 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue care hmo case rate · both | $1,152 | $1,152 | $1,152 – $1,152 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select case rate · both | $1,152 | $1,152 | $1,152 – $1,152 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield my blue ex case rate · both | $1,152 | $1,152 | $1,152 – $1,152 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare intl united health other · both | $1,222 | $1,222 | $1,222 – $1,222 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare nhp hmo other · both | $1,222 | $1,222 | $1,222 – $1,222 |
Last updated: Mar 30, 2026
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