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MR Scan Brain/Head WO/Cont
Berwyn, IL
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MacNeal Hospital’s median price of $309 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 23% 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: 10 payers, 28 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 ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $43.34 | $43.34 | $43.34 – $43.34 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mmp/duals facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $234.34 | $234.34 | $234.34 – $234.34 |
| 3 | Aetna medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $235.87 | $235.87 | $235.87 – $235.87 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $235.87 | $235.87 | $235.87 – $235.87 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health mmp/duals facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.77 | $257.77 | $257.77 – $257.77 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $259.53 | $259.53 | $259.53 – $259.53 |
| 9 | Molina medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.57 | $264.57 | $264.57 – $264.57 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.57 | $264.57 | $264.57 – $264.57 |
| 11 | Oscar health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $277.17 | $277.17 | $277.17 – $277.17 |
| 12 | Humana mmp/duals facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.73 | $284.73 | $284.73 – $284.73 |
| 13 | Ambetter health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $302.37 | $302.37 | $302.37 – $302.37 |
| 14 | Molina health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $314.97 | $314.97 | $314.97 – $314.97 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $342.43 | $342.43 | $342.43 – $342.43 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue precision facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $817.36 | $817.36 | $817.36 – $817.36 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.77 | $878.77 | $878.77 – $878.77 |
| 18 | Humana ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,102 | $1,102 | $1,102 – $1,102 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue precision facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,510 | $1,510 | $1,510 – $1,510 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,510 | $1,510 | $1,510 – $1,510 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,510 | $1,510 | $1,510 – $1,510 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare navigate core facility · other · outpatient | $1,858 | $1,858 | $1,858 – $1,858 |
| 23 | Aetna asa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,914 | $1,914 | $1,914 – $1,914 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · other · outpatient | $1,938 | $1,938 | $1,938 – $1,938 |
| 25 | Cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,105 | $2,105 | $2,105 – $2,105 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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