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Mri brain stem w/o dye
San Francisco, CA
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California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital’s median price of $2.9k is 403% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 92% 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: 5 payers, 9 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 | Anthem medicare adv_ hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $344.94 | $344.94 | $344.94 – $344.94 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,235 | $2,235 | $2,235 – $2,235 |
| 3 | Anthem individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,517 | $2,517 | $2,517 – $2,517 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,852 | $2,852 | $2,852 – $2,852 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield sfhss facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,852 | $2,852 | $2,852 – $2,852 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,909 | $2,909 | $2,909 – $2,909 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,930 | $2,930 | $2,930 – $2,930 |
| 8 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,948 | $2,948 | $2,948 – $2,948 |
| 9 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,322 | $3,322 | $3,322 – $3,322 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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