Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $294 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 20% 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, 45 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 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $135.57 | $136.30 | $68.89 – $204.45 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $135.57 | $136.30 | $68.89 – $204.45 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $135.57 | $136.30 | $68.89 – $204.45 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $135.56 | $136.30 | $68.89 – $204.45 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $143.70 | $144.48 | $73.02 – $216.72 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $170.01 | $165.85 | $68.89 – $254.49 |
| 7 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $170.74 | $170.74 | $170.74 – $170.74 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $186.71 | $186.71 | $126.74 – $246.68 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $186.71 | $186.71 | $126.74 – $246.68 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $208.32 | $210.24 | $107.04 – $315.37 |
| 11 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $208.32 | $210.24 | $107.04 – $315.37 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $232.14 | $232.79 | $117.05 – $349.19 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $246.80 | $247.79 | $124.89 – $371.69 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $254.49 | $254.49 | $254.49 – $254.49 |
| 15 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $254.49 | $254.49 | $254.49 – $254.49 |
| 16 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $259.58 | $259.58 | $259.58 – $259.58 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $259.58 | $259.58 | $259.58 – $259.58 |
| 18 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $260.86 | $260.86 | $259.58 – $262.13 |
| 19 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $262.13 | $262.13 | $262.13 – $262.13 |
| 20 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $272.01 | $315.58 | $91.24 – $583.50 |
| 21 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $272.01 | $315.58 | $91.24 – $583.50 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $334.55 | $334.55 | $334.55 – $334.55 |
| 23 | Kaiser commercial professional · case rate · both | $640.00 | $640.00 | $640.00 – $640.00 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $569.39 | $645.71 | $493.67 – $902.91 |
| 25 | Healthpartners managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $812.67 | $812.67 | $812.67 – $812.67 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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