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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
St. Paul, MN
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Fairview Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $541 is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 47% 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, 61 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 | Ucare pmap fee schedule · both | $95.52 | $96.24 | $48.72 – $144.49 |
| 2 | Medica minnesota care/accessability/choice care government fee schedule · both | $102.20 | $102.37 | $51.23 – $153.69 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mn managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $109.35 | $109.54 | $54.82 – $164.45 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126.78 | $127.89 | $65.06 – $191.84 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126.78 | $127.89 | $65.06 – $191.84 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126.78 | $127.89 | $65.06 – $191.84 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $131.85 | $133.01 | $67.66 – $199.51 |
| 8 | Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $136.57 | $137.64 | $69.89 – $206.46 |
| 9 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both | $136.92 | $138.12 | $70.26 – $207.19 |
| 10 | Medica msho fee schedule · both | $139.15 | $140.23 | $71.20 – $210.35 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $240.61 | $240.61 | $240.61 – $240.61 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $240.61 | $240.61 | $240.61 – $240.61 |
| 13 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $240.61 | $240.61 | $240.61 – $240.61 |
| 14 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · outpatient | $244.22 | $244.22 | $244.22 – $244.22 |
| 15 | Ucare pmap fee schedule · outpatient | $246.69 | $246.69 | $246.69 – $246.69 |
| 16 | Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $250.23 | $250.23 | $250.23 – $250.23 |
| 17 | Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $255.05 | $255.05 | $255.05 – $255.05 |
| 18 | Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · both | $334.57 | $337.51 | $171.69 – $506.27 |
| 19 | Ucare individual and family fee schedule · both | $352.45 | $355.55 | $180.87 – $533.32 |
| 20 | Medica bold fee schedule · both | $377.15 | $377.75 | $189.47 – $566.62 |
| 21 | Medica vantage si fee schedule · both | $408.58 | $409.23 | $205.26 – $613.84 |
| 22 | Medica city of st paul and essential/uplan fee schedule · both | $419.06 | $419.72 | $210.52 – $629.58 |
| 23 | Medica individual and family, elect fee schedule · both | $419.06 | $419.72 | $210.52 – $629.58 |
| 24 | Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · outpatient | $423.23 | $423.23 | $423.23 – $423.23 |
| 25 | Bcbs Mn managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $428.91 | $428.88 | $428.81 – $428.91 |
Last updated: Jan 29, 2026
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