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MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT
Wheaton, MN
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Sanford Wheaton’s median price of $3.9k is 344% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 91% 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: 8 payers, 27 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 | Ucare medicaid managed care case rate · outpatient | $374.99 | $374.99 | $374.99 – $374.99 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · outpatient | $607.75 | $607.75 | $607.75 – $607.75 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mn commercial/federal fee schedule · outpatient | $1,216 | $1,216 | $1,216 – $1,216 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,334 | $2,334 | $2,334 – $2,334 |
| 5 | Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,505 | $2,505 | $2,505 – $2,505 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,529 | $2,529 | $2,529 – $2,529 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mn medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,529 | $2,529 | $2,529 – $2,529 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,529 | $2,529 | $2,529 – $2,529 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nd commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,188 | $3,188 | $3,188 – $3,188 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,656 | $3,656 | $3,656 – $3,656 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,656 | $3,656 | $3,656 – $3,656 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,867 | $3,867 | $3,867 – $3,867 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,867 | $3,867 | $3,867 – $3,867 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,024 | $4,024 | $4,024 – $4,024 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,024 | $4,024 | $4,024 – $4,024 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,069 | $4,069 | $4,069 – $4,069 |
| 17 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,069 | $4,069 | $4,069 – $4,069 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,071 | $4,071 | $4,071 – $4,071 |
| 19 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,094 | $4,094 | $4,094 – $4,094 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,168 | $4,168 | $4,168 – $4,168 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,168 | $4,168 | $4,168 – $4,168 |
| 22 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers/sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,301 | $4,301 | $4,301 – $4,301 |
| 23 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers/sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,301 | $4,301 | $4,301 – $4,301 |
| 24 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,301 | $4,301 | $4,301 – $4,301 |
| 25 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,301 | $4,301 | $4,301 – $4,301 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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