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MRI Brain w/o Contrast
Whiteville, NC
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Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc’s median price of $2.2k is 284% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 86% 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: 13 payers, 39 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 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $233.57 | $233.57 | $233.57 – $233.57 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $234.70 | $234.70 | $234.70 – $234.70 |
| 6 | Devoted medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $235.84 | $235.84 | $235.84 – $235.84 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $238.11 | $238.11 | $238.11 – $238.11 |
| 8 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $673.56 | $673.56 | $673.56 – $673.56 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827.14 | $827.14 | $827.14 – $827.14 |
| 10 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $827.14 | $827.14 | $827.14 – $827.14 |
| 11 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $951.23 | $951.23 | $951.23 – $951.23 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc blue essentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,611 | $1,611 | $1,611 – $1,611 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc blue choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,671 | $1,671 | $1,671 – $1,671 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc blue choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,671 | $1,671 | $1,671 – $1,671 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc blue essentials percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,671 | $1,671 | $1,671 – $1,671 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,980 | $1,980 | $1,980 – $1,980 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc blue value percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 18 | Ambetter commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,156 | $2,156 | $2,156 – $2,156 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc blue select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,245 | $2,245 | $2,245 – $2,245 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,245 | $2,245 | $2,245 – $2,245 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc blue select percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,378 | $2,378 | $2,378 – $2,378 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,378 | $2,378 | $2,378 – $2,378 |
| 23 | Oscar commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,408 | $2,408 | $2,408 – $2,408 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,448 | $2,448 | $2,448 – $2,448 |
| 25 | Ambetter commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,508 | $2,508 | $2,508 – $2,508 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2025
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