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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Mason City, IA
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Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp.’s median price of $524 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 46% 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: 19 payers, 22 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 aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $114.07 | $114.07 | $114.07 – $114.07 |
| 2 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $115.21 | $115.21 | $115.21 – $115.21 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $116.35 | $116.35 | $116.35 – $116.35 |
| 4 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · both | $153.43 | $153.43 | $153.43 – $153.43 |
| 5 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $195.55 | $195.55 | $195.55 – $195.55 |
| 6 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $391.34 | $391.34 | $391.34 – $391.34 |
| 7 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $445.20 | $445.20 | $445.20 – $445.20 |
| 8 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 10 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 11 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 12 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 13 | Kaiser wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 14 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 15 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 16 | Wellmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $523.70 | $523.70 | $523.70 – $523.70 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,327 | $1,327 | $1,327 – $1,327 |
| 18 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,327 | $1,327 | $1,327 – $1,327 |
| 19 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,327 | $1,327 | $1,327 – $1,327 |
| 20 | Cigna midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,770 | $1,770 | $1,770 – $1,770 |
| 21 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,770 | $1,770 | $1,770 – $1,770 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,275 | $2,275 | $2,275 – $2,275 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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