Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Kenner, LA
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Ochsner Medical Center � Kenner Llc’s median price of $651 is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 53% 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: 13 payers, 15 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 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $221.94 | $221.94 | $221.94 – $221.94 |
| 3 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $221.94 | $221.94 | $221.94 – $221.94 |
| 4 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $221.94 | $221.94 | $221.94 – $221.94 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $228.60 | $228.60 | $228.60 – $228.60 |
| 6 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $302.40 | $302.40 | $302.40 – $302.40 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $302.40 | $302.40 | $302.40 – $302.40 |
| 8 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $311.47 | $311.47 | $311.47 – $311.47 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $311.47 | $311.47 | $311.47 – $311.47 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $517.79 | $517.79 | $517.79 – $517.79 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $824.98 | $774.24 | $221.94 – $954.28 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $1,163 | $1,163 | $1,163 – $1,163 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,195 | $1,195 | $1,195 – $1,195 |
| 14 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 – $1,350 |
| 15 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,433 | $1,433 | $1,433 – $1,433 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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