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HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST
Ulysses, KS
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Commonspirit Kansas, Inc.’s median price of $3.3k is 283% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 87% 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: 6 payers, 13 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 Ks commercial ppo/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $737.48 | $737.48 | $737.48 – $737.48 |
| 2 | Aetna managed medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 3 | Humana managed medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,267 | $3,267 | $3,267 – $3,267 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,267 | $3,267 | $3,267 – $3,267 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,406 | $3,406 | $3,406 – $3,406 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,406 | $3,406 | $3,406 – $3,406 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,676 | $3,676 | $3,676 – $3,676 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,676 | $3,676 | $3,676 – $3,676 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,798 | $3,798 | $3,798 – $3,798 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,798 | $3,798 | $3,798 – $3,798 |
Last updated: Feb 3, 2026
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