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HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST
Shreveport, LA
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Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center, Llc’s median price of $455 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 22% 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: 10 payers, 13 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 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $329.19 | $329.19 | $329.19 – $329.19 |
| 2 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $329.19 | $329.19 | $329.19 – $329.19 |
| 3 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $329.19 | $329.19 | $329.19 – $329.19 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $329.19 | $329.19 | $329.19 – $329.19 |
| 5 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $386.36 | $386.36 | $317.67 – $455.04 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $455.04 | $455.04 | $455.04 – $455.04 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $455.04 | $455.04 | $455.04 – $455.04 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,048 | $937.77 | $329.19 – $1,215 |
| 9 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,038 | $1,038 | $1,038 – $1,038 |
| 10 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1,038 | $1,038 | $1,038 – $1,038 |
| 11 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,055 | $1,055 | $1,055 – $1,055 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $1,490 | $1,163 | $455.04 – $1,544 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $1,579 | $1,579 | $1,579 – $1,579 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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