MRI brain stem with contrast dye at Northside Hospital, Inc.

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MR BRAIN W/CONTRAST

Duluth, GA

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Northside Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $1.6k is 109% above the median hospital's median price ($776), higher than 76% of the 2,517 hospitals reporting CPT 70552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70552 at Northside Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 74 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 bcbs medicare advantage-p fee schedule · outpatient	$344	$344	—	—	—	$344 – $344
2	Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$344	$344	—	—	—	$344 – $344
3	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$344	$344	—	—	—	$344 – $344
4	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$348	$348	—	—	—	$348 – $348
5	Humana humana medicare advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$348	$348	—	—	—	$348 – $348
6	Tricare tricare fee schedule · outpatient	$354	$354	—	—	—	$354 – $354
7	Caresource caresource medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
8	Kaiser kaiser medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
9	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
10	Humana humana medicare advantage ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$358	$358	—	—	—	$358 – $358
11	Clover clover health fee schedule · outpatient	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
12	Caresource caresource other · outpatient	$684	$684	$233	34%	—	$451 – $917
13	Cigna cigna healthsprings medicare advantage other · outpatient	$913	$913	$311	34%	—	$602 – $1.2k
14	Oscar oscar other · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
15	Kaiser kaiser_sf other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
16	Kaiser kaiser_sf-aga other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
17	Kaiser kaiser_sf-bariatric other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
18	Kaiser kaiser_sf-gcs other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
19	Kaiser kaiser_sf-gpg/noas other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
20	Kaiser kaiser_sf-gynonc other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
21	Kaiser kaiser_sf-melanoma other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
22	Kaiser kaiser_sf-naps/cvg/npcps/ups other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
23	Kaiser kaiser_sf-thor surg other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
24	Kaiser kaiser_sf-vasc surg other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_pathway case rate · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k

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Last updated: Feb 14, 2026

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