Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Mri brain stem w/o dye
OPELIKA, AL
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East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $328 is 43% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 26% 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, 21 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.76 | $86.76 | $64.07 – $109.44 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.76 | $86.76 | $64.07 – $109.44 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.76 | $86.76 | $64.07 – $109.44 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.76 | $86.76 | $64.07 – $109.44 |
| 5 | Beechstreet phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $205.72 | $205.72 | $205.72 – $205.72 |
| 6 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $205.72 | $205.72 | $205.72 – $205.72 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $219.07 | $219.07 | $219.07 – $219.07 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $219.07 | $219.07 | $219.07 – $219.07 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $358.20 | $358.20 | $352.80 – $363.60 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $397.04 | $397.04 | $397.04 – $397.04 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $397.04 | $397.04 | $397.04 – $397.04 |
| 12 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $417.90 | $417.90 | $411.60 – $424.20 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $431.02 | $431.02 | $431.02 – $431.02 |
| 14 | Humana commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $434.37 | $434.37 | $434.37 – $434.37 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $457.85 | $457.85 | $457.85 – $457.85 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $477.60 | $477.60 | $470.40 – $484.80 |
| 17 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $507.45 | $507.45 | $499.80 – $515.10 |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $507.45 | $507.45 | $499.80 – $515.10 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $507.45 | $507.45 | $499.80 – $515.10 |
| 20 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $507.45 | $507.45 | $499.80 – $515.10 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $597.00 | $597.00 | $588.00 – $606.00 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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