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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HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST
St. Paul, MN
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Fairview Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $970 is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 54% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. 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 | $158.65 | $156.33 | $75.85 – $234.50 |
| 2 | Medica minnesota care/accessability/choice care government fee schedule · both | $170.34 | $166.39 | $79.24 – $249.58 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mn managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $182.26 | $178.03 | $84.79 – $267.05 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $210.39 | $207.51 | $100.88 – $311.27 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $210.39 | $207.51 | $100.88 – $311.27 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $210.39 | $207.51 | $100.88 – $311.27 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $218.81 | $215.82 | $104.92 – $323.72 |
| 8 | Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $226.64 | $223.33 | $108.36 – $335.00 |
| 9 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both | $227.22 | $224.11 | $108.95 – $336.17 |
| 10 | Medica msho fee schedule · both | $230.91 | $227.55 | $110.41 – $341.32 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $355.49 | $355.49 | $355.49 – $355.49 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $355.49 | $355.49 | $355.49 – $355.49 |
| 13 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $355.49 | $355.49 | $355.49 – $355.49 |
| 14 | Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · outpatient | $360.82 | $360.82 | $360.82 – $360.82 |
| 15 | Ucare pmap fee schedule · outpatient | $364.47 | $364.47 | $364.47 – $364.47 |
| 16 | Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $369.71 | $369.71 | $369.71 – $369.71 |
| 17 | Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $376.82 | $376.82 | $376.82 – $376.82 |
| 18 | Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · both | $555.22 | $547.63 | $266.22 – $821.44 |
| 19 | Ucare individual and family fee schedule · both | $584.88 | $576.89 | $280.45 – $865.33 |
| 20 | Medica bold fee schedule · both | $628.17 | $613.87 | $292.63 – $920.80 |
| 21 | Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · outpatient | $625.31 | $625.31 | $625.31 – $625.31 |
| 22 | Medica vantage si fee schedule · both | $680.52 | $665.02 | $317.01 – $997.53 |
| 23 | Medica city of st paul and essential/uplan fee schedule · both | $697.97 | $682.07 | $325.14 – $1,023 |
| 24 | Medica individual and family, elect fee schedule · both | $697.97 | $682.07 | $325.14 – $1,023 |
| 25 | Bcbs Mn managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $772.47 | $702.64 | $426.77 – $775.00 |
Last updated: Jan 29, 2026
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