MRI brain and brainstem without and with contrast dye at Christus Health Southeast Texas

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST

Beaumont, TX

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Christus Health Southeast Texas’s median price of $487 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 25% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70553 at Christus Health Southeast Texas

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	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$357.71	$357.71	$357.71 – $357.71
2	Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient	$357.71	$357.71	$357.71 – $357.71
3	Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient	$357.71	$357.71	$357.71 – $357.71
4	Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient	$357.71	$357.71	$357.71 – $357.71
5	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$357.71	$357.71	$357.71 – $357.71
6	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$357.71	$357.71	$357.71 – $357.71
7	UnitedHealthcare chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$357.85	$357.85	$357.85 – $357.85
8	UnitedHealthcare star kid km fee schedule · outpatient	$357.85	$357.85	$357.85 – $357.85
9	UnitedHealthcare star km fee schedule · outpatient	$357.85	$357.85	$357.85 – $357.85
10	UnitedHealthcare star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$357.85	$357.85	$357.85 – $357.85
11	Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient	$386.33	$386.33	$386.33 – $386.33
12	Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$487.43	$487.43	$487.43 – $487.43
13	Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient	$487.43	$487.43	$487.43 – $487.43
14	Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$487.43	$487.43	$487.43 – $487.43
15	Healthcare Highways ppo other · outpatient	$1,185	$1,185	$1,185 – $1,185
16	Cigna new business fee schedule · outpatient	$1,226	$1,226	$1,226 – $1,226
17	Aetna new business per diem · outpatient	$1,228	$1,228	$1,228 – $1,228
18	UnitedHealthcare hix fee schedule · outpatient	$1,304	$1,304	$1,304 – $1,304
19	Aetna epo per diem · outpatient	$1,364	$1,364	$1,364 – $1,364
20	Aetna hmo per diem · outpatient	$1,364	$1,364	$1,364 – $1,364
21	Aetna pos per diem · outpatient	$1,364	$1,364	$1,364 – $1,364
22	Aetna ppo per diem · outpatient	$1,364	$1,364	$1,364 – $1,364
23	Humana choicecare fee schedule · outpatient	$1,370	$1,370	$1,370 – $1,370
24	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,568	$1,568	$1,568 – $1,568
25	Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,745	$1,745	$1,745 – $1,745

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Last updated: Jan 13, 2026

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