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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Lexington, NC
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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $981 is 71% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 64% 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, 37 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 | Aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $233.99 | $233.99 | $233.99 – $233.99 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $238.67 | $238.67 | $238.67 – $238.67 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $457.29 | $457.29 | $457.29 – $457.29 |
| 7 | WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $457.29 | $457.29 | $457.29 – $457.29 |
| 8 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $526.26 | $526.26 | $526.26 – $526.26 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $668.03 | $668.03 | $668.03 – $668.03 |
| 10 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $668.03 | $668.03 | $668.03 – $668.03 |
| 11 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $682.45 | $682.45 | $682.45 – $682.45 |
| 12 | Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.66 | $689.66 | $689.66 – $689.66 |
| 13 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $718.50 | $718.50 | $718.50 – $718.50 |
| 14 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $768.96 | $768.96 | $768.96 – $768.96 |
| 15 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $812.21 | $812.21 | $812.21 – $812.21 |
| 16 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $901.13 | $901.13 | $901.13 – $901.13 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $901.37 | $901.37 | $901.37 – $901.37 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $944.38 | $944.38 | $944.38 – $944.38 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,018 | $1,018 | $1,018 – $1,018 |
| 20 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,045 | $1,045 | $1,045 – $1,045 |
| 21 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,057 | $1,057 | $1,057 – $1,057 |
| 22 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,065 | $1,065 | $1,065 – $1,065 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,071 | $1,071 | $1,071 – $1,071 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,077 | $1,077 | $1,077 – $1,077 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,557 | $1,557 | $1,557 – $1,557 |
Last updated: Oct 8, 2025
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