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MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Hackensack, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $948 is 65% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 64% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 | Optum managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $227.73 | $227.73 | $227.73 – $227.73 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $283.37 | $283.37 | $283.37 – $283.37 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 4 | Optum medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 5 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $398.84 | $398.84 | $398.84 – $398.84 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $398.84 | $398.84 | $398.84 – $398.84 |
| 9 | Aetna asa facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $541.52 | $541.52 | $541.52 – $541.52 |
| 10 | Aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $541.52 | $541.52 | $541.52 – $541.52 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $541.52 | $541.52 | $541.52 – $541.52 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $711.68 | $711.68 | $711.68 – $711.68 |
| 13 | Clover medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $714.96 | $714.96 | $714.96 – $714.96 |
| 14 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $996.97 | $996.97 | $996.97 – $996.97 |
| 15 | Cigna bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,178 | $3,178 | $3,178 – $3,178 |
| 16 | MultiPlan all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,376 | $3,376 | $3,376 – $3,376 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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