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MRI Brain; W/O Contrast
CITY, IN
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FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH MICHIGAN CITY’s median price of $2.4k is 321% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 88% 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, 19 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 | Medicare medicare-nir-michigan city other · both | $252.44 | $252.44 | $252.44 – $252.44 |
| 2 | Bcbs In anthem blue access ppo-cid fee schedule · both | $324.45 | $324.45 | $324.45 – $324.45 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem blue access ppo-cid fee schedule · both | $324.45 | $324.45 | $324.45 – $324.45 |
| 4 | Medicaid in mcd-nir-michigan city fee schedule · both | $464.37 | $464.37 | $464.37 – $464.37 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna-nid-dyer-munster-crn point fee schedule · both | $528.75 | $528.75 | $528.75 – $528.75 |
| 6 | Medicaid in mdc mi city caresource 120% of in mcd fee schedule · both | $557.25 | $557.25 | $557.25 – $557.25 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem franciscan employee copps- all locations other · both | $610.44 | $610.44 | $610.44 – $610.44 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem healthsync pos with copps - michigan city/laporte other · both | $779.11 | $779.11 | $779.11 – $779.11 |
| 9 | Bcbs Il anthem blue access ppo with copps - michigan city/laporte other · both | $870.51 | $870.51 | $870.51 – $870.51 |
| 10 | Bcbs In anthem blue access ppo with copps - michigan city/laporte other · both | $870.51 | $870.51 | $870.51 – $870.51 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem blue access ppo with copps - michigan city/laporte other · both | $870.51 | $870.51 | $870.51 – $870.51 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna-nir-michigan city per diem · both | $900.00 | $900.00 | $900.00 – $900.00 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna localplus-nid per diem · both | $1,150 | $1,150 | $1,150 – $1,150 |
| 14 | Bcbs Il st anthony health-nir-stmar&fhm&stant mc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,415 | $2,415 | $2,415 – $2,415 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna hmo-nid-michigan city & laporte percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,917 | $2,917 | $2,917 – $2,917 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna ppo-nid-michigan city percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,057 | $3,057 | $3,057 – $3,057 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer-nid-michigan city per diem · both | $3,066 | $3,066 | $3,066 – $3,066 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo-nid-michigan city per diem · both | $3,375 | $3,375 | $3,375 – $3,375 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna behavioral health-nir-st anth mc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,381 | $3,381 | $3,381 – $3,381 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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