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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Plainsboro, NJ
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Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center’s median price of $3.3k is 479% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 95% 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: 12 payers, 34 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 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $268.44 | $268.44 | $268.44 – $268.44 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $272.09 | $272.09 | $272.09 – $272.09 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj medicare snp advantage facility · other · outpatient | $272.09 | $272.09 | $272.09 – $272.09 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $272.09 | $272.09 | $272.09 – $272.09 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare medicare advantage facility · per diem · outpatient | $272.09 | $272.09 | $272.09 – $272.09 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $280.25 | $280.25 | $280.25 – $280.25 |
| 7 | WellCare wellcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $285.69 | $285.69 | $285.69 – $285.69 |
| 8 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $288.42 | $288.42 | $288.42 – $288.42 |
| 9 | Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $293.86 | $293.86 | $293.86 – $293.86 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $382.55 | $382.55 | $382.55 – $382.55 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $382.55 | $382.55 | $382.55 – $382.55 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna whole health facility · other · outpatient | $435.34 | $435.34 | $435.34 – $435.34 |
| 13 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $516.97 | $516.97 | $516.97 – $516.97 |
| 14 | WellCare wellcare facility · other · outpatient | $568.66 | $568.66 | $568.66 – $568.66 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-hmo pos and direct access facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $961.32 | $961.32 | $961.32 – $961.32 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $961.32 | $961.32 | $961.32 – $961.32 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $961.32 | $961.32 | $961.32 – $961.32 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1,126 | $1,126 | $1,126 – $1,126 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,261 | $1,261 | $1,261 – $1,261 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna workers compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,437 | $1,437 | $1,437 – $1,437 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna automobile network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,633 | $1,633 | $1,633 – $1,633 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare compass exchange facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,686 | $1,686 | $1,686 – $1,686 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-exchange facility · other · outpatient | $1,827 | $1,827 | $1,827 – $1,827 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon casuality workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,705 | $2,705 | $2,705 – $2,705 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare oxford facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,029 | $3,029 | $3,029 – $3,029 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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