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HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST
Kenner, LA
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Ochsner Medical Center � Kenner Llc’s median price of $977 is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 54% 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: 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 | $284.93 | $284.93 | $284.93 – $284.93 |
| 2 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $327.90 | $327.90 | $327.90 – $327.90 |
| 3 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $327.90 | $327.90 | $327.90 – $327.90 |
| 4 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $327.90 | $327.90 | $327.90 – $327.90 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $337.74 | $337.74 | $337.74 – $337.74 |
| 6 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $470.57 | $470.57 | $470.57 – $470.57 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $470.57 | $470.57 | $470.57 – $470.57 |
| 8 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $484.69 | $484.69 | $484.69 – $484.69 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $484.69 | $484.69 | $484.69 – $484.69 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $828.27 | $828.27 | $828.27 – $828.27 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,182 | $1,111 | $327.90 – $1,368 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,195 | $1,195 | $1,195 – $1,195 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,433 | $1,433 | $1,433 – $1,433 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $1,809 | $1,809 | $1,809 – $1,809 |
| 15 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $2,101 | $2,101 | $2,101 – $2,101 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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