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HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST
Mooresville, NC
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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 92% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 68% 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: 5 payers, 15 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 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $234.51 | $234.51 | $234.51 – $234.51 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $406.78 | $406.78 | $406.78 – $406.78 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $414.91 | $414.91 | $414.91 – $414.91 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial/hmo/ppo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial/hmo/ppo/pos facility · per diem · both | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial/hmo/ppo/pos facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield value facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,098 | $1,098 | $1,098 – $1,098 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial/epo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,323 | $1,323 | $1,323 – $1,323 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial/hmo/ppo/select facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,348 | $1,348 | $1,348 – $1,348 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial/hmo/ppo/select facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,348 | $1,348 | $1,348 – $1,348 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial/hmo/ppo/select facility · fee schedule · both | $1,496 | $1,496 | $1,496 – $1,496 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial/hmo/ppo/select facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,496 | $1,496 | $1,496 – $1,496 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare options facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,559 | $1,559 | $1,559 – $1,559 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial/hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,598 | $1,598 | $1,598 – $1,598 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial/hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,660 | $2,660 | $2,660 – $2,660 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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