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MRI Brain WO Cntrst
Durham, NC
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Duke University Hospital’s median price of $734 is 28% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 56% 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, 42 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 hmo facility · other · both | $224.65 | $224.65 | $224.65 – $224.65 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $232.55 | $232.55 | $232.55 – $232.55 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · other · both | $232.55 | $232.55 | $232.55 – $232.55 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $232.55 | $232.55 | $232.55 – $232.55 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $235.64 | $235.64 | $235.64 – $235.64 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · other · both | $237.21 | $237.21 | $237.21 – $237.21 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · both | $238.37 | $238.37 | $238.37 – $238.37 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $240.13 | $240.13 | $240.13 – $240.13 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $254.73 | $254.73 | $254.73 – $254.73 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $268.28 | $268.28 | $268.28 – $268.28 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.70 | $278.70 | $278.70 – $278.70 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290.76 | $290.76 | $290.76 – $290.76 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial/epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $295.75 | $295.75 | $295.75 – $295.75 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $381.51 | $381.51 | $381.51 – $381.51 |
| 15 | Aetna whole health facility · per diem · both | $672.00 | $672.00 | $672.00 – $672.00 |
| 16 | Aetna whole health facility · per diem · outpatient | $672.00 | $672.00 | $672.00 – $672.00 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial/hmo/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $714.00 | $714.00 | $714.00 – $714.00 |
| 18 | Cigna connect facility · per diem · outpatient | $714.00 | $714.00 | $714.00 – $714.00 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $733.69 | $733.69 | $733.69 – $733.69 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $733.69 | $733.69 | $733.69 – $733.69 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $733.69 | $733.69 | $733.69 – $733.69 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $746.35 | $746.35 | $746.35 – $746.35 |
| 23 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $746.35 | $746.35 | $746.35 – $746.35 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $811.25 | $811.25 | $811.25 – $811.25 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $815.14 | $815.14 | $815.14 – $815.14 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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