MRI brain stem with contrast dye at MVHS, Inc.

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HC MRI Brain W/Contrast

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $505 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($776), higher than 31% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 70552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70552 at MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 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	Humana humana military other · outpatient	$401	$401	—	—	—	$401 – $401
2	Tricare humana military other · outpatient	$401	$401	—	—	—	$401 – $401
3	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435
4	Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435
5	Medicare medicare other · outpatient	$435	$435	—	—	1–10	$435 – $435
6	Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435
7	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient	$440	$440	—	—	—	$440 – $440
8	Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$444	$444	—	—	—	$444 – $444
9	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$449	$449	—	—	—	$449 – $449
10	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$505	$505	—	—	—	$505 – $505
11	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$505	$505	—	—	—	$505 – $505
12	Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient	$505	$505	—	—	—	$505 – $505
13	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient	$505	$505	—	—	—	$505 – $505
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$505	$505	—	—	—	$505 – $505
15	WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$505	$505	—	—	—	$505 – $505
16	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$730	$730	—	—	—	$730 – $730
17	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$744	$744	—	—	—	$744 – $744
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
19	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
20	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
21	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k
22	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	1–10	$1.9k – $1.9k
24	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	1–10	$1.9k – $1.9k
25	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k

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Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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