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MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
North Bergen, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $560 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 49% 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, 12 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 2 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.66 | $284.66 | $284.66 – $284.66 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $310.28 | $310.28 | $310.28 – $310.28 |
| 5 | Cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.00 | $407.00 | $407.00 – $407.00 |
| 6 | Cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.00 | $407.00 | $407.00 – $407.00 |
| 7 | Aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $416.32 | $416.32 | $416.32 – $416.32 |
| 8 | Aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $416.32 | $416.32 | $416.32 – $416.32 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $559.79 | $559.79 | $559.79 – $559.79 |
| 10 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $696.48 | $696.48 | $696.48 – $696.48 |
| 11 | Clover medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $733.14 | $733.14 | $733.14 – $733.14 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,462 | $3,462 | $3,462 – $3,462 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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