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CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Berlin, VT
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Central Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $167 is 71% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 3% 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, 15 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 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $59.90 | $59.90 | $55.04 – $64.75 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $61.64 | $61.64 | $56.64 – $66.64 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $66.31 | $66.31 | $66.31 – $66.31 |
| 4 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $93.21 | $93.21 | $93.21 – $93.21 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $93.21 | $93.21 | $93.21 – $93.21 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $161.43 | $161.43 | $161.43 – $161.43 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $167.40 | $167.40 | $167.40 – $167.40 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $178.81 | $178.81 | $164.31 – $193.30 |
| 9 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $232.05 | $232.05 | $232.05 – $232.05 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $258.70 | $258.70 | $258.70 – $258.70 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $258.70 | $258.70 | $258.70 – $258.70 |
| 12 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,415 | $2,415 | $2,415 – $2,415 |
| 13 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,750 | $2,750 | $2,750 – $2,750 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,986 | $2,986 | $2,986 – $2,986 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,461 | $3,461 | $3,461 – $3,461 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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