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MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Mid Hudson Regional Hospital’s median price of $1.9k is 235% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 83% 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, 26 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 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $220.91 | $220.91 | $220.91 – $220.91 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $357.16 | $357.16 | $357.16 – $357.16 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $372.86 | $372.86 | $372.86 – $372.86 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc compass facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $372.86 | $372.86 | $372.86 – $372.86 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $372.86 | $372.86 | $372.86 – $372.86 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $372.86 | $372.86 | $372.86 – $372.86 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna hp network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $493.67 | $493.67 | $493.67 – $493.67 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $516.91 | $516.91 | $516.91 – $516.91 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $548.71 | $548.71 | $548.71 – $548.71 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross small group facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,906 | $1,906 | $1,906 – $1,906 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,906 | $1,906 | $1,906 – $1,906 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross commercial/healthy ny facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,117 | $2,117 | $2,117 – $2,117 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross commercial/healthy ny facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,117 | $2,117 | $2,117 – $2,117 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,129 | $2,129 | $296.38 – $3,962 |
| 15 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,129 | $2,129 | $296.38 – $3,962 |
| 16 | Oscar oscar medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,193 | $2,193 | $305.27 – $4,081 |
| 17 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,205 | $3,205 | $297.84 – $6,112 |
| 18 | WellCare wellcare exchange (mcr) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,939 | $3,939 | $548.30 – $7,330 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross connection/exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,326 | $4,326 | $4,326 – $4,326 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,484 | $4,484 | $4,484 – $4,484 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,804 | $4,804 | $4,804 – $4,804 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross access facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,917 | $4,917 | $4,917 – $4,917 |
| 23 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,444 | $5,444 | $5,444 – $5,444 |
| 24 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,444 | $5,444 | $5,444 – $5,444 |
| 25 | Phcs phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,444 | $5,444 | $5,444 – $5,444 |
Last updated: Jul 28, 2026
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