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MR Scan Brain/Head WO/Cont
Maywood, IL
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Loyola University Medical Center’s median price of $370 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 31% 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: 8 payers, 21 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 mmp/duals facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $234.34 | $234.34 | $234.34 – $234.34 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.77 | $257.77 | $257.77 – $257.77 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $259.53 | $259.53 | $259.53 – $259.53 |
| 5 | Molina medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.57 | $264.57 | $264.57 – $264.57 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.57 | $264.57 | $264.57 – $264.57 |
| 7 | Oscar health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $277.17 | $277.17 | $277.17 – $277.17 |
| 8 | Aetna medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $341.56 | $341.56 | $341.56 – $341.56 |
| 9 | Molina medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $341.56 | $341.56 | $341.56 – $341.56 |
| 10 | Molina health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $370.40 | $370.40 | $370.40 – $370.40 |
| 11 | Cigna hmo facility · other · outpatient | $761.00 | $761.00 | $761.00 – $761.00 |
| 12 | Humana all products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $774.12 | $774.12 | $774.12 – $774.12 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,106 | $2,106 | $2,106 – $2,106 |
| 14 | Aetna fh-medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,575 | $2,575 | $2,575 – $2,575 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,825 | $2,825 | $2,825 – $2,825 |
| 16 | Aetna asa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,833 | $2,833 | $2,833 – $2,833 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare navigate core facility · other · outpatient | $3,036 | $3,036 | $3,036 – $3,036 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · other · outpatient | $3,310 | $3,310 | $3,310 – $3,310 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,388 | $3,388 | $3,388 – $3,388 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue precision facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,929 | $3,929 | $3,929 – $3,929 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,082 | $4,082 | $4,082 – $4,082 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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