MRI brain and brainstem without and with contrast dye at Jersey City Medical Center

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HC MRI Brain W&W/O Con

Jersey City, NJ

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Jersey City Medical Center’s median price of $603 is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 35% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70553 at Jersey City Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	Cigna local plus other · outpatient	$326.00	$326.00	$326.00 – $326.00
2	Cigna hmo other · outpatient	$414.00	$414.00	$414.00 – $414.00
3	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$420.58	$420.58	$420.58 – $420.58
4	Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$420.58	$420.58	$420.58 – $420.58
5	Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$420.58	$420.58	$420.58 – $420.58
6	Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$420.58	$420.58	$420.58 – $420.58
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$428.99	$428.99	$428.99 – $428.99
8	Cigna ppo other · outpatient	$436.00	$436.00	$436.00 – $436.00
9	UnitedHealthcare nexus fee schedule · outpatient	$493.70	$493.70	$493.70 – $493.70
10	UnitedHealthcare oxford metro fee schedule · outpatient	$493.70	$493.70	$493.70 – $493.70
11	Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$585.88	$585.88	$585.88 – $585.88
12	Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$585.88	$585.88	$585.88 – $585.88
13	UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$603.32	$603.32	$603.32 – $603.32
14	UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$603.32	$603.32	$603.32 – $603.32
15	WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$836.95	$836.95	$836.95 – $836.95
16	Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient	$892.31	$892.31	$892.31 – $892.31
17	Bcbs Nj managed fee schedule · outpatient	$1,115	$1,115	$1,115 – $1,115
18	Bcbs Nj non-managed fee schedule · outpatient	$1,115	$1,115	$1,115 – $1,115
19	Bcbs Nj omnia fee schedule · outpatient	$1,115	$1,115	$1,115 – $1,115
20	Bcbs Nj state benefit plan fee schedule · outpatient	$1,115	$1,115	$1,115 – $1,115
21	UnitedHealthcare community plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,389	$1,389	$1,389 – $1,389
22	Aetna better health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,522	$1,522	$1,522 – $1,522
23	First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,023	$3,023	$3,023 – $3,023
24	Bcbs Nj worker's comp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$4,223	$4,223	$4,223 – $4,223
25	Bcbs Nj pip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$4,573	$4,573	$4,573 – $4,573

Last updated: Mar 4, 2026

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