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HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST
Garden City, KS
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Commonspirit Kansas, Inc.’s median price of $655 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 40% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 22 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 managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ks managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 3 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 4 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 5 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $185.47 | $185.47 | $185.47 – $185.47 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare other · inpatient | $308.71 | $308.71 | $308.71 – $308.71 |
| 9 | Humana managed medicare other · inpatient | $357.36 | $357.36 | $357.36 – $357.36 |
| 10 | Medicare medicare other · inpatient | $379.37 | $379.37 | $379.37 – $379.37 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo fee schedule · outpatient | $617.41 | $617.41 | $617.41 – $617.41 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ks commercial ppo/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $654.81 | $654.81 | $654.81 – $654.81 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ks commercial ppo/hmo other · inpatient | $824.12 | $824.12 | $824.12 – $824.12 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ks managed medicare other · inpatient | $872.52 | $872.52 | $872.52 – $872.52 |
| 15 | Aetna managed medicare other · inpatient | $1,723 | $1,723 | $1,723 – $1,723 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,528 | $2,528 | $2,528 – $2,528 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,437 | $3,437 | $3,437 – $3,437 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,437 | $3,437 | $3,437 – $3,437 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,676 | $3,676 | $3,676 – $3,676 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,676 | $3,676 | $3,676 – $3,676 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,798 | $3,798 | $3,798 – $3,798 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,798 | $3,798 | $3,798 – $3,798 |
Last updated: Feb 5, 2026
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