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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Burien, WA
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Highline Medical Center’s median price of $631 is 10% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 53% 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, 25 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 | $269.04 | $269.04 | $269.04 – $269.04 |
| 2 | Optum medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $271.73 | $271.73 | $271.73 – $271.73 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $277.11 | $277.11 | $277.11 – $277.11 |
| 4 | Premera medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $277.11 | $277.11 | $277.11 – $277.11 |
| 5 | Regence medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $277.11 | $277.11 | $277.11 – $277.11 |
| 6 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $287.87 | $287.87 | $287.87 – $287.87 |
| 7 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $290.56 | $290.56 | $290.56 – $290.56 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $290.56 | $290.56 | $290.56 – $290.56 |
| 9 | Molina commercial|marketplace exchange case rate · outpatient | $516.56 | $516.56 | $516.56 – $516.56 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $518.84 | $518.84 | $518.84 – $518.84 |
| 11 | Premera commercial|lifewise primary exchange case rate · outpatient | $656.73 | $656.73 | $656.73 – $656.73 |
| 12 | Regence commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $694.41 | $694.41 | $694.41 – $694.41 |
| 13 | Premera commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $743.00 | $743.00 | $743.00 – $743.00 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|awh case rate · outpatient | $936.26 | $936.26 | $936.26 – $936.26 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,085 | $1,085 | $1,085 – $1,085 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|cascade care case rate · outpatient | $1,085 | $1,085 | $1,085 – $1,085 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,103 | $1,103 | $1,103 – $1,103 |
| 18 | Kaiser commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $2,342 | $2,342 | $2,342 – $2,342 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,342 | $2,342 | $2,342 – $2,342 |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial|hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $3,268 | $3,268 | $3,268 – $3,268 |
| 21 | Kaiser commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,268 | $3,268 | $3,268 – $3,268 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|rental fee schedule · inpatient | $3,922 | $3,922 | $3,922 – $3,922 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|rental fee schedule · outpatient | $3,922 | $3,922 | $3,922 – $3,922 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $4,902 | $4,902 | $4,902 – $4,902 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,902 | $4,902 | $4,902 – $4,902 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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