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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Waterloo, IA
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Covenant Medical Center Inc’s median price of $244 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 10% 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: 18 payers, 24 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 aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $224.79 | $224.79 | $224.79 – $224.79 |
| 2 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $227.04 | $227.04 | $227.04 – $227.04 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $229.29 | $229.29 | $229.29 – $229.29 |
| 4 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $230.82 | $230.82 | $230.82 – $230.82 |
| 5 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 7 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 8 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 9 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 10 | Kaiser wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 11 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 12 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 13 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 14 | Wellmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 15 | Oscar oscar facility · other · both | $352.03 | $352.03 | $352.03 – $352.03 |
| 16 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both | $385.35 | $385.35 | $385.35 – $385.35 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $525.42 | $525.42 | $525.42 – $525.42 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $918.50 | $918.50 | $918.50 – $918.50 |
| 19 | First Health aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $918.50 | $918.50 | $918.50 – $918.50 |
| 20 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $918.50 | $918.50 | $918.50 – $918.50 |
| 21 | Cigna midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,259 | $2,259 | $2,259 – $2,259 |
| 22 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,259 | $2,259 | $2,259 – $2,259 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare deere premier facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,959 | $2,959 | $2,959 – $2,959 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,182 | $3,182 | $3,182 – $3,182 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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