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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Philadelphia, PA
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Nazareth Hospital’s median price of $506 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 44% 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: 9 payers, 16 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 independence blue cross medicare adv facility · other · both | $257.23 | $257.23 | $257.23 – $257.23 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · other · both | $259.64 | $259.64 | $259.64 – $259.64 |
| 3 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · both | $263.66 | $263.66 | $263.66 – $263.66 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $272.25 | $272.25 | $272.25 – $272.25 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark wholecare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $295.81 | $295.81 | $295.81 – $295.81 |
| 6 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both | $459.15 | $459.15 | $459.15 – $459.15 |
| 7 | Oscar oscar medicare advantage facility · other · both | $463.01 | $463.01 | $463.01 – $463.01 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna exchange facility · per diem · both | $473.55 | $473.55 | $473.55 – $473.55 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $489.53 | $489.53 | $489.53 – $489.53 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $513.09 | $513.09 | $513.09 – $513.09 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna facility · other · both | $581.32 | $581.32 | $581.32 – $581.32 |
| 12 | Highmark highmark health plan facility · other · both | $695.54 | $695.54 | $695.54 – $695.54 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna facility · per diem · both | $2,181 | $2,181 | $2,181 – $2,181 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,590 | $2,590 | $2,590 – $2,590 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,935 | $2,935 | $2,935 – $2,935 |
| 16 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,528 | $3,528 | $3,528 – $3,528 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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