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HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST
Lexington, NC
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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $2.1k is 139% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 77% of the 2,597 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: 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 | $345.71 | $345.71 | $345.71 – $345.71 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage other · outpatient | $345.71 | $345.71 | $345.71 – $345.71 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $345.71 | $345.71 | $345.71 – $345.71 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $352.62 | $352.62 | $352.62 – $352.62 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $933.42 | $933.42 | $933.42 – $933.42 |
| 6 | WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $933.42 | $933.42 | $933.42 – $933.42 |
| 7 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,074 | $1,074 | $1,074 – $1,074 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,364 | $1,364 | $1,364 – $1,364 |
| 9 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,364 | $1,364 | $1,364 – $1,364 |
| 10 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,393 | $1,393 | $1,393 – $1,393 |
| 11 | Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,408 | $1,408 | $1,408 – $1,408 |
| 12 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,467 | $1,467 | $1,467 – $1,467 |
| 13 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,570 | $1,570 | $1,570 – $1,570 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,658 | $1,658 | $1,658 – $1,658 |
| 15 | Cigna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $1,783 | $1,783 | $1,783 – $1,783 |
| 16 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,839 | $1,839 | $1,839 – $1,839 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,840 | $1,840 | $1,840 – $1,840 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,928 | $1,928 | $1,928 – $1,928 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,078 | $2,078 | $2,078 – $2,078 |
| 20 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,134 | $2,134 | $2,134 – $2,134 |
| 21 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,158 | $2,158 | $2,158 – $2,158 |
| 22 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,173 | $2,173 | $2,173 – $2,173 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,187 | $2,187 | $2,187 – $2,187 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,197 | $2,197 | $2,197 – $2,197 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,178 | $3,178 | $3,178 – $3,178 |
Last updated: Oct 8, 2025
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