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HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST
La Mesa, CA
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation’s median price of $2.3k is 293% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 87% 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, 20 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 | Aetna first health - leased/ccn fee schedule · outpatient | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 – $1.10 |
| 2 | Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,133 | $1,133 | $1,133 – $1,133 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
| 4 | Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,214 | $1,214 | $1,214 – $1,214 |
| 5 | Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,376 | $1,376 | $1,376 – $1,376 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,943 | $1,943 | $1,943 – $1,943 |
| 7 | Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,255 | $2,255 | $2,255 – $2,255 |
| 8 | Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,255 | $2,255 | $2,255 – $2,255 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,255 | $2,255 | $2,255 – $2,255 |
| 10 | Kaiser kaiser - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,287 | $2,287 | $2,287 – $2,287 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,469 | $2,469 | $2,469 – $2,469 |
| 12 | Humana choice care network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,469 | $2,469 | $2,469 – $2,469 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,834 | $2,834 | $2,834 – $2,834 |
| 14 | Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,834 | $2,834 | $2,834 – $2,834 |
| 15 | Molina molina - exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,834 | $2,834 | $2,834 – $2,834 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,036 | $3,036 | $3,036 – $3,036 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,238 | $3,238 | $3,238 – $3,238 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,238 | $3,238 | $3,238 – $3,238 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,238 | $3,238 | $3,238 – $3,238 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,643 | $3,643 | $3,643 – $3,643 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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