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
Brain W/Brn Stem Wo Contr
Visalia, CA
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Kaweah Health Medical Center’s median price of $351 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 29% 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, 13 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 blue shield hmo facility · other · outpatient | $101.52 | $101.52 | $101.52 – $101.52 |
| 2 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $306.88 | $306.88 | $306.88 – $306.88 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $308.43 | $308.43 | $308.43 – $308.43 |
| 4 | Humana humana facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $351.19 | $351.19 | $351.19 – $351.19 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross commercial facility · other · outpatient | $805.90 | $805.90 | $120.97 – $1,491 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,287 | $1,287 | $83.02 – $2,491 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,521 | $1,521 | $1,521 – $1,521 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc select core facility · other · outpatient | $1,590 | $1,590 | $1,590 – $1,590 |
| 9 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,805 | $1,805 | $116.45 – $3,494 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer facility · other · outpatient | $1,830 | $1,830 | $1,830 – $1,830 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,911 | $1,911 | $123.30 – $3,699 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,911 | $1,911 | $123.30 – $3,699 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,227 | $3,227 | $3,227 – $3,227 |
Last updated: Jul 14, 2026
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