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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $782 is 36% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 58% 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: 12 payers, 14 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $181.55 | $181.55 | $181.55 – $181.55 |
| 2 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $494.02 | $494.02 | $467.99 – $520.04 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $501.11 | $501.11 | $501.11 – $501.11 |
| 4 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $521.11 | $514.44 | $501.11 – $521.11 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $516.14 | $516.14 | $516.14 – $516.14 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $516.14 | $516.14 | $516.14 – $516.14 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $517.79 | $517.79 | $517.79 – $517.79 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $521.11 | $521.11 | $521.11 – $521.11 |
| 9 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $521.11 | $521.11 | $521.11 – $521.11 |
| 10 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,096 | $1,123 | $1,043 – $1,299 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,366 | $1,366 | $1,366 – $1,366 |
| 12 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,429 | $1,429 | $1,429 – $1,429 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,513 | $1,513 | $1,513 – $1,513 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,609 | $1,609 | $1,609 – $1,609 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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