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
HC MRI BRAIN WO FLD W CONT
Kinston, NC
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Lenoir Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.2k is 42% above the median hospital's median price ($864), higher than 62% of the 2,606 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $326.28 | $326.28 | $326.28 – $326.28 |
| 2 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $336.37 | $336.37 | $336.37 – $336.37 |
| 3 | Humana medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $343.10 | $343.10 | $343.10 – $343.10 |
| 4 | Humana medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $343.10 | $343.10 | $343.10 – $343.10 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $353.19 | $353.19 | $353.19 – $353.19 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $353.19 | $353.19 | $353.19 – $353.19 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $356.55 | $356.55 | $356.55 – $356.55 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 10 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,928 | $2,928 | $2,928 – $2,928 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/blue value/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 – $3,738 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,799 | $3,799 | $3,799 – $3,799 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,925 | $3,925 | $3,925 – $3,925 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial/ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,114 | $4,114 | $4,114 – $4,114 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,162 | $4,162 | $4,162 – $4,162 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,201 | $4,201 | $4,201 – $4,201 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,211 | $4,211 | $4,211 – $4,211 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial/ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,308 | $4,308 | $4,308 – $4,308 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,337 | $4,337 | $4,337 – $4,337 |
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026
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