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MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material
Saginaw, MI
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Covenant Medical Center Inc’s median price of $237 is 59% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 9% 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: 8 payers, 26 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 medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $116.64 | $122.20 | $66.67 – $183.30 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mi managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $116.64 | $122.20 | $66.67 – $183.30 |
| 3 | Humana ppo medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $116.64 | $122.20 | $66.67 – $183.30 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $116.64 | $122.20 | $66.67 – $183.30 |
| 5 | Molina medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $116.64 | $122.20 | $66.67 – $183.30 |
| 6 | Bcbs Mi managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $127.49 | $127.49 | $127.49 – $127.49 |
| 7 | Molina managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $127.49 | $127.49 | $127.49 – $127.49 |
| 8 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $207.71 | $212.33 | $110.78 – $318.49 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $207.71 | $212.33 | $110.78 – $318.49 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $312.18 | $239.75 | $94.88 – $312.18 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 12 | Humana ppo medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · other · both | $252.90 | $252.90 | $252.90 – $252.90 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.69 | $257.69 | $257.69 – $257.69 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.69 | $257.69 | $257.69 – $257.69 |
| 17 | Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $521.25 | $407.25 | $90.00 – $610.50 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $625.50 | $488.70 | $108.00 – $732.60 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,310 | $1,310 | $1,310 – $1,310 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,310 | $1,310 | $1,310 – $1,310 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,750 | $1,750 | $1,750 – $1,750 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,750 | $1,750 | $1,750 – $1,750 |
| 23 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,786 | $1,786 | $1,786 – $1,786 |
| 24 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,786 | $1,786 | $1,786 – $1,786 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,143 | $2,143 | $2,143 – $2,143 |
Last updated: May 15, 2026
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