MRI brain stem with contrast dye at Bronson Methodist Hospital

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HC MR BRAIN W CON

Kalamazoo, MI

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Bronson Methodist Hospital’s median price of $413 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($776), higher than 20% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 70552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70552 at Bronson Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 27 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	UnitedHealthcare medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$182	—	—	—	$182 – $182
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield complete facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield mappo professional · fee schedule · both	$251	$251	—	—	—	$251 – $251
4	UnitedHealthcare dual complete dsnp/medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$251	$251	—	—	—	$251 – $251
5	Aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · both	$261	$261	—	—	—	$261 – $261
6	Molina medicare/medicaid professional · fee schedule · both	$277	$277	—	—	—	$277 – $277
7	Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield mappo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$348	$348	—	—	—	$348 – $348
9	UnitedHealthcare dual complete dsnp/medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$348	$348	—	—	—	$348 – $348
10	Aetna new business (mi preferred) professional · fee schedule · both	$349	$349	$13	4%	—	$337 – $362
11	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$362	$362	—	—	—	$362 – $362
12	Molina medicare/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$382	$382	—	—	—	$382 – $382
13	UnitedHealthcare all payor (choice/ppo) professional · fee schedule · both	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
14	UnitedHealthcare core professional · fee schedule · both	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
15	UnitedHealthcare exchange professional · fee schedule · both	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield trust/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$470	$470	—	—	—	$470 – $470
17	UnitedHealthcare exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$997	$997	—	—	—	$997 – $997
18	UnitedHealthcare core facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
19	Aetna american axle facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
20	Aetna american axle facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
21	Aetna new business (mi preferred) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
22	Aetna new business (mi preferred) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
23	UnitedHealthcare all payor (choice/ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k

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Last updated: Aug 3, 2026

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