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Hb Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast
Cincinnati, OH
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Children's Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $5.2k is 502% above the median hospital's median price ($865), higher than 97% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 30 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 | Caresource managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $420 | $420 | $156 | 37% | — | $265 – $576 |
| 2 | Anthem managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $429 | $429 | $176 | 41% | — | $252 – $605 |
| 3 | Humana managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $605 | $605 | — | — | — | $605 – $605 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $608 | $608 | — | — | — | $608 – $608 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $622 | $622 | — | — | — | $622 – $622 |
| 6 | Molina managed_care_medicaid_plan fee schedule · outpatient | $634 | $634 | — | — | — | $634 – $634 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 8 | Humana managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 9 | WellCare managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed_care_medicaid_plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 11 | Caresource all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 12 | Caresource all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 13 | Cigna all_commericial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 14 | Medical Mutual all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 15 | Medical Mutual all_exchange_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 18 | Aetna all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 19 | Aetna all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 20 | Anthem non_traditional_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 21 | Anthem non_traditional_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 22 | Cigna all_commericial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 23 | Medical Mutual all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 24 | Medical Mutual all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 25 | Beechstreet all_commercial_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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