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MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Perth Amboy, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $646 is 13% 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: 7 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $267.78 | $267.78 | $267.78 – $267.78 |
| 2 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $267.78 | $267.78 | $267.78 – $267.78 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $267.78 | $267.78 | $267.78 – $267.78 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $291.88 | $291.88 | $291.88 – $291.88 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare dsnp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $321.34 | $321.34 | $321.34 – $321.34 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.00 | $407.00 | $407.00 – $407.00 |
| 7 | Cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.00 | $407.00 | $407.00 – $407.00 |
| 8 | Aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $439.94 | $439.94 | $439.94 – $439.94 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $439.94 | $439.94 | $439.94 – $439.94 |
| 10 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $541.71 | $541.71 | $541.71 – $541.71 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $559.79 | $559.79 | $559.79 – $559.79 |
| 12 | Clover medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $733.14 | $733.14 | $733.14 – $733.14 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $951.00 | $951.00 | $951.00 – $951.00 |
| 14 | Aetna asa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,189 | $3,189 | $3,189 – $3,189 |
| 15 | Cigna bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,258 | $3,258 | $3,258 – $3,258 |
| 16 | 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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