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MRI-BRAIN WO CONT
Santa Ana, CA
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Orange County Global Medical Center’s median price of $502 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 44% 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: 11 payers, 30 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 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $283.70 | $283.70 | $283.70 – $283.70 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $283.70 | $283.70 | $283.70 – $283.70 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · other · outpatient | $294.23 | $294.23 | $294.23 – $294.23 |
| 4 | Tricare champus tricare prime/extra standard facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $294.60 | $294.60 | $294.60 – $294.60 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $305.38 | $305.38 | $305.38 – $305.38 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield 65 sr hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $305.38 | $305.38 | $305.38 – $305.38 |
| 7 | Humana humana medicare advantage hmo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $305.38 | $305.38 | $305.38 – $305.38 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser senior hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $305.38 | $305.38 | $305.38 – $305.38 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare sr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $305.38 | $305.38 | $305.38 – $305.38 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · other · outpatient | $336.26 | $336.26 | $336.26 – $336.26 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $336.26 | $336.26 | $336.26 – $336.26 |
| 12 | MultiPlan multiplan wc facility · other · outpatient | $399.98 | $399.98 | $399.98 – $399.98 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $731.23 | $731.23 | $731.23 – $731.23 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $916.96 | $916.96 | $916.96 – $916.96 |
| 15 | Bcbs Ca blue shield ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,164 | $1,164 | $1,164 – $1,164 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,164 | $1,164 | $1,164 – $1,164 |
| 17 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,117 | $3,117 | $3,117 – $3,117 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,117 | $3,117 | $3,117 – $3,117 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,117 | $3,117 | $3,117 – $3,117 |
| 20 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,117 | $3,117 | $3,117 – $3,117 |
| 21 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,199 | $3,199 | $3,199 – $3,199 |
| 22 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,199 | $3,199 | $3,199 – $3,199 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna/outside payors facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,377 | $3,377 | $3,377 – $3,377 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna/outside payors facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,377 | $3,377 | $3,377 – $3,377 |
| 25 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,637 | $3,637 | $3,637 – $3,637 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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