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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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Newport Beach, CA
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s median price of $376 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 32% 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, 5 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 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $306.88 | $306.88 | $306.88 – $306.88 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare select/select plus other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $352.50 | $352.50 | $352.50 – $352.50 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $376.00 | $376.00 | $376.00 – $376.00 |
| 4 | Cigna network benefit/open access plus hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $629.81 | $629.81 | $629.81 – $629.81 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,884 | $1,884 | $1,884 – $1,884 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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