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MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Mount Airy, NC
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Northern Hospital District of Surry County’s median price of $513 is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 45% 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: 8 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 | Anthem medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $159.43 | $159.43 | $159.43 – $159.43 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $213.23 | $213.23 | $213.23 – $213.23 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $224.23 | $224.23 | $224.23 – $224.23 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $226.77 | $226.77 | $226.77 – $226.77 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $233.40 | $233.40 | $233.40 – $233.40 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $604.20 | $604.20 | $241.68 – $966.72 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield of north carolina facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $512.70 | $640.14 | $223.14 – $2,051 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $528.00 | $956.61 | $229.83 – $2,112 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $966.72 | $966.72 | $966.72 – $966.72 |
| 10 | WellCare medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $966.72 | $966.72 | $966.72 – $966.72 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $976.32 | $976.32 | $976.32 – $976.32 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,350 | $1,337 | $246.00 – $2,400 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,836 | $1,836 | $1,836 – $1,836 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem health plan of virginia facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,886 | $1,886 | $1,886 – $1,886 |
| 15 | Anthem other commercial facility · fee schedule · both | $1,886 | $1,886 | $1,886 – $1,886 |
| 16 | Humana humana facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
Last updated: Nov 12, 2025
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