Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Hilo, HI
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Hilo Benioff Medical Center’s median price of $282 is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 18% 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: 4 payers, 13 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $133.26 | $133.26 | $133.26 – $133.26 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $144.70 | $142.47 | $69.01 – $213.71 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $159.17 | $156.72 | $75.91 – $235.08 |
| 4 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $173.64 | $170.97 | $82.81 – $256.45 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $173.64 | $170.97 | $82.81 – $256.45 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $173.64 | $170.97 | $82.81 – $256.45 |
| 7 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.87 | $281.87 | $281.87 – $281.87 |
| 8 | Kaiser medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.87 | $281.87 | $281.87 – $281.87 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.87 | $281.87 | $281.87 – $281.87 |
| 10 | Devoted medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $310.06 | $310.06 | $310.06 – $310.06 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $410.54 | $410.54 | $410.54 – $410.54 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $613.53 | $613.53 | $613.53 – $613.53 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $757.89 | $757.89 | $757.89 – $757.89 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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