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HC MRI BRAIN W AND WO CONTRAST
Dartmouth, MA
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Boston Children's Hospital’s median price of $5.8k is 567% above the median hospital's median price ($865), higher than 98% of the 2,621 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: 8 payers, 14 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 all products sat outpatient fee schedule · both | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 3 | Aetna medicaid inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 4 | Optum medicaid/medicare inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indem outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 6 | Optum comm chd onc outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare comm inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 8 | Aetna comm inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 9 | Optum comm outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 10 | Cigna all products outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.7k | $6.7k | $201 | 3% | — | $6.5k – $6.9k |
| 11 | Humana all products inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 12 | First Health all products inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 13 | MultiPlan phcs clients inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan clients inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.3k | $7.3k | — | — | — | $7.3k – $7.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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