MRI brain stem without contrast dye at Elizabethtown Community Hospital

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CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL

Elizabethtown, NY

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Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s median price of $300 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 21% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70551 at Elizabethtown Community Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 32 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	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$129.77	$129.77	$129.77 – $129.77
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/non-aliessa managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both	$166.84	$166.84	$166.84 – $166.84
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa professional · fee schedule · both	$166.84	$166.84	$166.84 – $166.84
4	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$176.11	$176.11	$176.11 – $176.11
5	Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
7	Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
9	MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$185.40	$185.40	$185.40 – $185.40
10	UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both	$215.04	$215.04	$197.60 – $232.47
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access professional · fee schedule · both	$228.47	$228.47	$228.47 – $228.47
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/pos/epo/ppo/ind professional · fee schedule · both	$228.47	$228.47	$228.47 – $228.47
13	Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$229.63	$229.63	$229.63 – $229.63
14	Highmark ind/fep/ppo/hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$270.57	$270.57	$270.57 – $270.57
15	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$288.07	$288.07	$288.07 – $288.07
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network professional · fee schedule · both	$296.61	$296.61	$296.61 – $296.61
17	Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$297.92	$297.92	$297.92 – $297.92
18	Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$343.45	$343.45	$343.45 – $343.45
19	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$460.11	$460.11	$460.11 – $460.11
20	Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,932	$1,932	$1,932 – $1,932
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,932	$1,932	$1,932 – $1,932
22	Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,932	$1,932	$1,932 – $1,932
23	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,932	$1,932	$1,932 – $1,932
24	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,033	$2,033	$2,033 – $2,033
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,999	$2,999	$2,999 – $2,999

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Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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