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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Phoenix, AZ
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Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center’s median price of $349 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 28% 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: 5 payers, 9 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 exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.21 | $224.21 | $224.21 – $224.21 |
| 2 | Aetna advantage medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $254.61 | $254.61 | $254.61 – $254.61 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare community plan medicare/medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.15 | $257.15 | $257.15 – $257.15 |
| 4 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $320.48 | $320.48 | $320.48 – $320.48 |
| 5 | Oscar exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $336.08 | $336.08 | $336.08 – $336.08 |
| 6 | Ambetter az complete exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $361.54 | $361.54 | $361.54 – $361.54 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $373.36 | $373.36 | $373.36 – $373.36 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $525.42 | $525.42 | $525.42 – $525.42 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $579.31 | $579.31 | $579.31 – $579.31 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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