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MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $2.9k is 402% 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: 9 payers, 12 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 | Highmark all plan types fee schedule · outpatient | $403.50 | $403.50 | $403.50 – $403.50 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,346 | $1,346 | $1,346 – $1,346 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types per diem · outpatient | $1,734 | $1,734 | $1,734 – $1,734 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,134 | $2,134 | $2,134 – $2,134 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,862 | $2,862 | $2,862 – $2,862 |
| 6 | Aetna all plan types per diem · outpatient | $2,887 | $2,887 | $2,887 – $2,887 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,248 | $3,248 | $3,248 – $3,248 |
| 8 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,053 | $4,053 | $4,053 – $4,053 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,053 | $4,053 | $4,053 – $4,053 |
| 10 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,053 | $4,053 | $4,053 – $4,053 |
| 11 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,269 | $5,269 | $5,269 – $5,269 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,485 | $6,485 | $6,485 – $6,485 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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