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CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Middlebury, VT
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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $257 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 13% 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: 7 payers, 21 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $46.06 | $46.06 | $46.06 – $46.06 |
| 2 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $62.77 | $62.77 | $62.77 – $62.77 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $66.07 | $66.07 | $66.07 – $66.07 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $66.07 | $66.07 | $66.07 – $66.07 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $75.98 | $75.98 | $75.98 – $75.98 |
| 6 | Bcbs Vt indemnity/the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $93.21 | $93.21 | $93.21 – $93.21 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $96.44 | $96.44 | $96.44 – $96.44 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $153.05 | $153.05 | $153.05 – $153.05 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $178.81 | $178.81 | $164.31 – $193.30 |
| 10 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $229.63 | $229.63 | $229.63 – $229.63 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $283.51 | $283.51 | $283.51 – $283.51 |
| 12 | MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $348.65 | $348.65 | $348.65 – $348.65 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,738 | $1,738 | $1,738 – $1,738 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,738 | $1,738 | $1,738 – $1,738 |
| 15 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,775 | $1,775 | $1,775 – $1,775 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,884 | $2,884 | $2,884 – $2,884 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,362 | $3,362 | $3,362 – $3,362 |
| 18 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,483 | $3,483 | $3,483 – $3,483 |
| 19 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,483 | $3,483 | $3,483 – $3,483 |
| 20 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,512 | $3,512 | $3,512 – $3,512 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,660 | $3,660 | $3,660 – $3,660 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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