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MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $3.0k is 247% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 85% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. 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 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 – $1,309 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,373 | $1,373 | $1,373 – $1,373 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,393 | $1,393 | $1,393 – $1,393 |
| 4 | WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,414 | $1,414 | $1,414 – $1,414 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,636 | $1,636 | $1,636 – $1,636 |
| 6 | Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,781 | $2,781 | $2,781 – $2,781 |
| 7 | Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,781 | $2,781 | $2,781 – $2,781 |
| 8 | Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,781 | $2,781 | $2,781 – $2,781 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,027 | $3,027 | $3,027 – $3,027 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,297 | $3,297 | $3,297 – $3,297 |
| 11 | Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,346 | $3,346 | $3,346 – $3,346 |
| 12 | Caresource hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,599 | $3,599 | $3,599 – $3,599 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplanappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,681 | $3,681 | $3,681 – $3,681 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,869 | $3,869 | $3,869 – $3,869 |
| 15 | Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,981 | $3,981 | $3,981 – $3,981 |
| 16 | Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,149 | $4,149 | $4,149 – $4,149 |
| 17 | Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,751 | $5,751 | $5,751 – $5,751 |
| 18 | MultiPlan comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,544 | $6,544 | $6,544 – $6,544 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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