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MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST
Ripley, WV
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Community Health Association’s median price of $840 is 47% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 60% 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: 6 payers, 11 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 | Highmark all plans professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.94 | $41.94 | $41.94 – $41.94 |
| 2 | Aetna all plans professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.52 | $75.52 | $75.52 – $75.52 |
| 3 | Aetna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $764.73 | $764.73 | $764.73 – $764.73 |
| 4 | Highmark all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $767.89 | $767.89 | $767.89 – $767.89 |
| 5 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $790.05 | $790.05 | $790.05 – $790.05 |
| 6 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $814.09 | $814.09 | $814.09 – $814.09 |
| 7 | Humana all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $839.72 | $839.72 | $839.72 – $839.72 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $881.04 | $881.04 | $881.04 – $881.04 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,193 | $2,193 | $2,193 – $2,193 |
| 10 | Caresource caresource facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,373 | $2,373 | $2,373 – $2,373 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,495 | $2,495 | $2,495 – $2,495 |
Last updated: Jul 11, 2026
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