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HC MRI Brain W/WO Contrast
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $505 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 27% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $401.48 | $401.48 | $401.48 – $401.48 |
| 2 | Tricare humana military other · outpatient | $401.48 | $401.48 | $401.48 – $401.48 |
| 3 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient | $435.49 | $435.49 | $435.49 – $435.49 |
| 4 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $435.49 | $435.49 | $435.49 – $435.49 |
| 5 | Medicare medicare other · outpatient | $435.49 | $435.49 | $435.49 – $435.49 |
| 6 | Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient | $435.49 | $435.49 | $435.49 – $435.49 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient | $439.85 | $439.85 | $439.85 – $439.85 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $444.20 | $444.20 | $444.20 – $444.20 |
| 9 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $448.56 | $448.56 | $448.56 – $448.56 |
| 10 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 11 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 12 | Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 15 | WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 16 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $816.69 | $816.69 | $816.69 – $816.69 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,236 | $1,236 | $1,236 – $1,236 |
| 18 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient | $1,251 | $1,251 | $1,251 – $1,251 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $1,289 | $1,289 | $1,289 – $1,289 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,842 | $1,842 | $1,842 – $1,842 |
| 21 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,009 | $2,009 | $2,009 – $2,009 |
| 22 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,104 | $2,104 | $2,104 – $2,104 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,104 | $2,104 | $2,104 – $2,104 |
| 24 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,104 | $2,104 | $2,104 – $2,104 |
| 25 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,104 | $2,104 | $2,104 – $2,104 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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