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HCHG MRI CHEST SPINE W/O & W/DYE
Oakland, MD
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GRMC, Inc.’s median price of $898 is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($875), higher than 51% of the 2,620 hospitals reporting CPT 72157. 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, 18 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 | Caresource all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 2 | Highmark all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 3 | Humana all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 4 | Humana tricare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health chip percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 8 | Carefirst medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 9 | Highmark chip percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 10 | Highmark managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $898 | $898 | — | — | — | $898 – $898 |
| 12 | Carefirst all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $879 | $904 | $35 | 4% | — | $879 – $953 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $905 | $905 | — | — | — | $905 – $905 |
| 14 | Aetna all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $916 | $916 | $37 | 4% | — | $879 – $953 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $916 | $916 | $37 | 4% | — | $879 – $953 |
| 16 | Cigna all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $953 | $953 | — | — | — | $953 – $953 |
| 17 | Cigna rental percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $953 | $953 | — | — | — | $953 – $953 |
| 18 | First Health all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $953 | $953 | — | — | — | $953 – $953 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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