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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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $1.4k is 147% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 74% 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: 11 payers, 14 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $181.55 | $181.55 | $181.55 – $181.55 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $368.21 | $368.21 | $368.21 – $368.21 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $592.59 | $592.59 | $480.98 – $704.19 |
| 4 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $700.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 – $700.00 |
| 5 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $959.23 | $959.23 | $959.23 – $959.23 |
| 6 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $1,205 | $1,205 | $1,205 – $1,205 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $1,205 | $1,205 | $1,205 – $1,205 |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $1,418 | $1,418 | $1,418 – $1,418 |
| 9 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1,418 | $1,418 | $1,418 – $1,418 |
| 10 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $1,432 | $1,432 | $1,432 – $1,432 |
| 11 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $1,432 | $1,432 | $1,432 – $1,432 |
| 12 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $1,432 | $1,432 | $1,432 – $1,432 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,536 | $1,536 | $1,536 – $1,536 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,772 | $1,772 | $1,772 – $1,772 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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