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 W/O CONTRAST
Tacoma, WA
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Franciscan Health System’s median price of $558 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 49% 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: 10 payers, 24 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 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $273.98 | $273.98 | $273.98 – $273.98 |
| 2 | Optum medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $276.72 | $276.72 | $276.72 – $276.72 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $282.20 | $282.20 | $282.20 – $282.20 |
| 4 | Premera medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $282.20 | $282.20 | $282.20 – $282.20 |
| 5 | Regence medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $282.20 | $282.20 | $282.20 – $282.20 |
| 6 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $293.16 | $293.16 | $293.16 – $293.16 |
| 7 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $295.90 | $295.90 | $295.90 – $295.90 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $295.90 | $295.90 | $295.90 – $295.90 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $518.84 | $518.84 | $518.84 – $518.84 |
| 10 | Molina commercial|marketplace exchange case rate · outpatient | $526.04 | $526.04 | $526.04 – $526.04 |
| 11 | Premera commercial|lifewise primary exchange case rate · outpatient | $567.22 | $567.22 | $567.22 – $567.22 |
| 12 | Kaiser commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $635.38 | $635.38 | $635.38 – $635.38 |
| 13 | Regence commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $694.41 | $694.41 | $694.41 – $694.41 |
| 14 | Kaiser commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $698.97 | $698.97 | $698.97 – $698.97 |
| 15 | Premera commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $819.98 | $819.98 | $819.98 – $819.98 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate case rate · outpatient | $864.53 | $864.53 | $864.53 – $864.53 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $910.04 | $910.04 | $910.04 – $910.04 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|cascade care case rate · outpatient | $910.04 | $910.04 | $910.04 – $910.04 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|awh case rate · outpatient | $1,025 | $1,025 | $1,025 – $1,025 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,206 | $1,206 | $1,206 – $1,206 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|rental fee schedule · inpatient | $3,922 | $3,922 | $3,922 – $3,922 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|rental fee schedule · outpatient | $3,922 | $3,922 | $3,922 – $3,922 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $4,085 | $4,085 | $4,085 – $4,085 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,085 | $4,085 | $4,085 – $4,085 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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