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.
Original text from hospital filings
CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Pahala, HI
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Kau Hospital’s median price of $145 is 75% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 2% 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: 3 payers, 6 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $133.26 | $133.26 | $133.26 – $133.26 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $144.70 | $142.47 | $69.01 – $213.71 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $159.17 | $156.72 | $75.91 – $235.08 |
| 4 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $173.64 | $170.97 | $82.81 – $256.45 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $173.64 | $170.97 | $82.81 – $256.45 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $173.64 | $170.97 | $82.81 – $256.45 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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