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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $960 is 67% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 64% 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: 12 payers, 33 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 | Bcbs Nc 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 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $122.48 | $127.33 | $68.51 – $191.00 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $61.82 – $443.97 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $670.80 | $670.80 | $670.80 – $670.80 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $670.80 | $670.80 | $670.80 – $670.80 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $670.80 | $670.80 | $670.80 – $670.80 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $670.80 | $670.80 | $670.80 – $670.80 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $770.01 | $770.01 | $770.01 – $770.01 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $784.49 | $784.49 | $784.49 – $784.49 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,094 | $1,094 | $1,094 – $1,094 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,130 | $1,130 | $1,130 – $1,130 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,152 | $1,152 | $1,152 – $1,152 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $1,296 | $1,296 | $1,296 – $1,296 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $1,296 | $1,296 | $1,296 – $1,296 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $1,296 | $1,296 | $1,296 – $1,296 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,414 | $1,414 | $1,414 – $1,414 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,426 | $1,426 | $1,426 – $1,426 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,499 | $1,499 | $1,499 – $1,499 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,554 | $1,554 | $1,554 – $1,554 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,877 | $1,877 | $1,877 – $1,877 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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