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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Butler, PA
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Butler Healthcare Providers_ DBA Butler Memorial Hospital’s median price of $546 is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 48% 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: 9 payers, 28 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 | Tricare tricare facility · case rate · outpatient | $232.54 | $232.54 | $232.54 – $232.54 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $234.87 | $234.87 | $232.54 – $237.19 |
| 3 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $239.51 | $239.51 | $239.51 – $239.51 |
| 4 | Humana mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $241.84 | $241.84 | $241.84 – $241.84 |
| 5 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $246.49 | $246.49 | $246.49 – $246.49 |
| 6 | Aetna auto network facility · case rate · outpatient | $255.79 | $255.79 | $255.79 – $255.79 |
| 7 | Highmark chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $292.16 | $292.16 | $292.16 – $292.16 |
| 8 | Medicaid traditional medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $337.61 | $337.61 | $337.61 – $337.61 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare mcd advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $337.61 | $337.61 | $337.61 – $337.61 |
| 10 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $386.46 | $386.46 | $227.89 – $545.02 |
| 11 | Aetna mcd advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $388.25 | $388.25 | $388.25 – $388.25 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $480.89 | $425.97 | $306.51 – $490.52 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $531.32 | $531.32 | $531.32 – $531.32 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $534.84 | $534.84 | $534.84 – $534.84 |
| 15 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $534.84 | $534.84 | $534.84 – $534.84 |
| 16 | Aetna rental network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $560.89 | $560.89 | $560.89 – $560.89 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $596.38 | $596.38 | $596.38 – $596.38 |
| 18 | Highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $739.02 | $739.02 | $739.02 – $739.02 |
| 19 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $739.02 | $739.02 | $739.02 – $739.02 |
| 20 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $739.02 | $739.02 | $739.02 – $739.02 |
| 21 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,581 | $1,581 | $1,581 – $1,581 |
| 22 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,581 | $1,581 | $1,581 – $1,581 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,976 | $1,976 | $1,976 – $1,976 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,976 | $1,976 | $1,976 – $1,976 |
| 25 | Aetna rental network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,569 | $2,569 | $2,569 – $2,569 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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