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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Clarion, PA
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Clarion Hospital’s median price of $522 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 46% 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: 7 payers, 19 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 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $232.54 | $232.54 | $232.54 – $232.54 |
| 2 | Tricare tricare facility · case rate · outpatient | $232.54 | $232.54 | $232.54 – $232.54 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $232.54 | $232.54 | $232.54 – $232.54 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $232.54 | $232.54 | $232.54 – $232.54 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $239.51 | $239.51 | $239.51 – $239.51 |
| 6 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $246.49 | $246.49 | $246.49 – $246.49 |
| 7 | Aetna auto network facility · case rate · outpatient | $255.79 | $255.79 | $255.79 – $255.79 |
| 8 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $231.61 | $327.99 | $230.21 – $522.14 |
| 9 | Medicaid traditional medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $337.61 | $337.61 | $337.61 – $337.61 |
| 10 | Highmark chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $385.78 | $385.78 | $385.78 – $385.78 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $534.84 | $534.84 | $534.84 – $534.84 |
| 12 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $534.84 | $534.84 | $534.84 – $534.84 |
| 13 | Highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $680.00 | $680.00 | $680.00 – $680.00 |
| 14 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $680.00 | $680.00 | $680.00 – $680.00 |
| 15 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $800.00 | $800.00 | $800.00 – $800.00 |
| 16 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $800.00 | $800.00 | $800.00 – $800.00 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 – $1,000 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 – $1,000 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,780 | $1,780 | $1,780 – $1,780 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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