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HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE
Orwigsburg, PA
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus’s median price of $1.6k is 177% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 77% 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: 7 payers, 14 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $240.63 | $240.63 | $240.63 – $240.63 |
| 2 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $243.04 | $243.04 | $243.04 – $243.04 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $245.44 | $245.44 | $245.44 – $245.44 |
| 4 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $250.26 | $250.26 | $250.26 – $250.26 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $259.88 | $259.88 | $259.88 – $259.88 |
| 6 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $388.25 | $388.25 | $388.25 – $388.25 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $391.63 | $391.63 | $391.63 – $391.63 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $696.21 | $696.21 | $696.21 – $696.21 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,714 | $1,714 | $1,714 – $1,714 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,733 | $1,733 | $1,733 – $1,733 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,793 | $1,793 | $1,793 – $1,793 |
| 12 | Aetna medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,158 | $2,158 | $2,158 – $2,158 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,196 | $2,196 | $2,196 – $2,196 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,430 | $2,430 | $2,430 – $2,430 |
Last updated: Feb 26, 2026
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