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 STEM & SKULL BASE W/O CONTRAST
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $751 is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($697), higher than 54% of the 1,372 hospitals reporting CPT 70557. 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 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $126 | $126 | — | — | — | $126 – $126 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 4 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $594 | $501 | $251 | 50% | — | $158 – $751 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $584 | $511 | $229 | 45% | — | $201 – $747 |
| 8 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $584 | $511 | $229 | 45% | — | $201 – $747 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $588 | $521 | $220 | 42% | — | $158 – $751 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $583 | $583 | — | — | — | $583 – $583 |
| 11 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $583 | $583 | — | — | — | $583 – $583 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $594 | $594 | — | — | — | $594 – $594 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $594 | $594 | — | — | — | $594 – $594 |
| 14 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $597 | $597 | $3 | 0% | — | $594 – $600 |
| 15 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $600 | $600 | — | — | — | $600 – $600 |
| 16 | Kaiser commercial professional · case rate · both | $640 | $640 | — | — | — | $640 – $640 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $674 | $674 | $399 | 59% | — | $275 – $1.1k |
| 18 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $674 | $674 | $399 | 59% | — | $275 – $1.1k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $790 | $707 | $328 | 46% | — | $271 – $1.1k |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $906 | $759 | $384 | 51% | — | $233 – $1.1k |
| 21 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $906 | $759 | $384 | 51% | — | $233 – $1.1k |
| 22 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $785 | $785 | $35 | 4% | — | $750 – $820 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $829 | $829 | $41 | 5% | — | $788 – $870 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both | $843 | $843 | — | — | — | $843 – $843 |
| 25 | Aetna ppo professional · case rate · both | $843 | $843 | — | — | — | $843 – $843 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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