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.
Original text from hospital filings
MRA Upper Extremity w/ + w/o Cnt Bilat
Opelousas, LA
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Opelousas General Main Campus’s median price of $692 is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 41% 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: 7 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $338.33 | $338.33 | $338.33 – $338.33 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $348.48 | $348.48 | $348.48 – $348.48 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $355.25 | $355.25 | $355.25 – $355.25 |
| 4 | Bcbs La hmo blue connect facility · fee schedule · both | $664.27 | $664.27 | $664.27 – $664.27 |
| 5 | Bcbs La hmo smart blue facility · fee schedule · both | $669.08 | $669.08 | $669.08 – $669.08 |
| 6 | Bcbs La ppohmo facility · fee schedule · both | $682.86 | $682.86 | $682.86 – $682.86 |
| 7 | Bcbs La traditional facility · fee schedule · both | $691.68 | $691.68 | $691.68 – $691.68 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,919 | $1,919 | $1,919 – $1,919 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo facility · other · both | $2,058 | $2,058 | $2,058 – $2,058 |
| 10 | Cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,058 | $2,058 | $2,058 – $2,058 |
| 11 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,079 | $2,079 | $2,079 – $2,079 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,239 | $2,239 | $2,239 – $2,239 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · both | $2,351 | $2,351 | $2,351 – $2,351 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · outpatient | $2,351 | $2,351 | $2,351 – $2,351 |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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