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HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material
Rochester, NY
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Highland Hospital’s median price of $505 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 44% 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, 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 | Highmark highmark bcbs medicare [130101] fee schedule · outpatient | $297.84 | $297.84 | $297.84 – $297.84 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare [130901] fee schedule · outpatient | $311.12 | $311.12 | $307.59 – $314.64 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare [131201] fee schedule · outpatient | $345.64 | $345.64 | $325.15 – $366.13 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare [130001] fee schedule · outpatient | $349.48 | $349.48 | $327.10 – $371.85 |
| 5 | Excellus excellus metal tiers [220102] fee schedule · outpatient | $370.59 | $370.59 | $337.83 – $403.34 |
| 6 | Excellus excellus [220101], excellus simply blue [220106], excellus blue choice [220107] fee schedule · outpatient | $420.18 | $420.18 | $420.18 – $420.18 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus high performance [220103] fee schedule · outpatient | $420.18 | $420.18 | $420.18 – $420.18 |
| 8 | Excellus blue choice option medicaid [170601] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 9 | Excellus excellus child health plus [220108] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 10 | Excellus excellus essential (no medicaid) [220109] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 11 | Excellus excellus essential (w/ medicaid) [170604] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 12 | Molina molina child health plus [518901], molina healthcare [172301] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 13 | Molina molina essential (no medicaid) [518902], molina essential pa 3 and 4 [172302] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare essential (no medicaid [515812] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid [171601] fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 16 | Excellus excellus blue choice [220107], excellus healthy ny [220110], excellus high performance [220103], excellus simply blue [220106] fee schedule · outpatient | $555.23 | $555.23 | $555.23 – $555.23 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna [270002] fee schedule · outpatient | $597.90 | $597.90 | $597.90 – $597.90 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna healthcare (pob 182223) [514405] fee schedule · outpatient | $699.29 | $699.29 | $505.83 – $892.74 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [515803] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,475 | $1,475 | $1,475 – $1,475 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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