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Original text from hospital filings
CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Hudson, NY
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Columbia Memorial Hospital’s median price of $105 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 1% 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, 57 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.76 | $28.76 | $28.76 – $28.76 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.76 | $28.76 | $28.76 – $28.76 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 7 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 8 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.12 | $61.12 | $61.12 – $61.12 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $67.79 | $67.79 | $67.79 – $67.79 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $67.79 | $67.79 | $67.79 – $67.79 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $69.03 | $69.03 | $69.03 – $69.03 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all products_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $69.03 | $69.03 | $69.03 – $69.03 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.77 | $71.77 | $71.77 – $71.77 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.77 | $71.77 | $71.77 – $71.77 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 23 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 24 | Tricare all products_physician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.91 | $71.91 | $71.91 – $71.91 |
| 25 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $74.07 | $74.07 | $74.07 – $74.07 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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