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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Philadelphia, PA
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Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System D/B/A Penn Presbyterian Medical Center’s median price of $2.2k is 277% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 86% 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: 15 payers, 35 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 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $249.56 | $249.56 | $249.56 – $249.56 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $249.56 | $249.56 | $249.56 – $249.56 |
| 3 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $250.79 | $250.79 | $250.79 – $250.79 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $254.55 | $254.55 | $254.55 – $254.55 |
| 5 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.05 | $257.05 | $257.05 – $257.05 |
| 6 | Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.05 | $257.05 | $257.05 – $257.05 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.53 | $264.53 | $264.53 – $264.53 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.53 | $264.53 | $264.53 – $264.53 |
| 9 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $269.52 | $269.52 | $269.52 – $269.52 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $363.58 | $363.58 | $363.58 – $363.58 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $374.48 | $374.48 | $374.48 – $374.48 |
| 12 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $424.25 | $424.25 | $424.25 – $424.25 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield keystone health plan east-ibc hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $521.93 | $521.93 | $521.93 – $521.93 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark facility · other · outpatient | $524.80 | $524.80 | $524.80 – $524.80 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community (fka americhoice ma) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $529.93 | $529.93 | $529.93 – $529.93 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-hmo pos and direct access facility · other · outpatient | $720.99 | $720.99 | $720.99 – $720.99 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield personal choice-ibc ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,031 | $1,031 | $1,031 – $1,031 |
| 18 | Optum optum urn-transplant commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1,248 | $1,248 | $1,248 – $1,248 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare new business facility · other · outpatient | $1,391 | $1,391 | $1,391 – $1,391 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare non options facility · other · outpatient | $1,441 | $1,441 | $1,441 – $1,441 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,864 | $1,864 | $1,864 – $1,864 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,161 | $2,161 | $2,161 – $2,161 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna commercial hmo with capitation facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,161 | $2,161 | $2,161 – $2,161 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · other · outpatient | $2,163 | $2,163 | $2,163 – $2,163 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,163 | $2,163 | $2,163 – $2,163 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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