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CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 362% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 87% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 18 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $633.55 | $633.55 | $633.55 – $633.55 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $664.44 | $664.44 | $664.44 – $664.44 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $674.34 | $674.34 | $674.34 – $674.34 |
| 4 | WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $684.23 | $684.23 | $684.23 – $684.23 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $791.94 | $791.94 | $791.94 – $791.94 |
| 6 | Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,346 | $1,346 | $1,346 – $1,346 |
| 7 | Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,346 | $1,346 | $1,346 – $1,346 |
| 8 | Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,346 | $1,346 | $1,346 – $1,346 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,465 | $1,465 | $1,465 – $1,465 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,596 | $1,596 | $1,596 – $1,596 |
| 11 | Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 12 | Caresource hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplanappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,782 | $1,782 | $1,782 – $1,782 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,873 | $1,873 | $1,873 – $1,873 |
| 15 | Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,927 | $1,927 | $1,927 – $1,927 |
| 16 | Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,008 | $2,008 | $2,008 – $2,008 |
| 17 | Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,784 | $2,784 | $2,784 – $2,784 |
| 18 | MultiPlan comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,168 | $3,168 | $3,168 – $3,168 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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