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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.2k is 113% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 70% 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: 15 payers, 53 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 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $116.65 | $121.27 | $65.25 – $181.90 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $118.98 | $123.69 | $66.56 – $185.54 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $120.73 | $125.51 | $67.53 – $188.27 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $121.07 | $125.86 | $67.72 – $188.78 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $246.55 | $246.55 | $246.55 – $246.55 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $250.18 | $250.18 | $250.18 – $250.18 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 9 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $253.81 | $253.81 | $253.81 – $253.81 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $254.56 | $254.56 | $254.56 – $254.56 |
| 12 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $280.09 | $280.09 | $280.09 – $280.09 |
| 13 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $626.41 | $626.41 | $626.41 – $626.41 |
| 14 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $770.01 | $770.01 | $770.01 – $770.01 |
| 15 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $784.49 | $784.49 | $784.49 – $784.49 |
| 16 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $935.60 | $935.60 | $935.60 – $935.60 |
| 17 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,070 | $1,070 | $1,070 – $1,070 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,152 | $1,152 | $1,152 – $1,152 |
| 19 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,222 | $1,222 | $1,222 – $1,222 |
| 20 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 21 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,413 | $1,413 | $1,413 – $1,413 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,473 | $1,473 | $1,473 – $1,473 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,485 | $1,485 | $1,485 – $1,485 |
| 24 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,501 | $1,501 | $1,501 – $1,501 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,564 | $1,564 | $1,564 – $1,564 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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