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MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE
Santa Monica, CA
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Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital’s median price of $474 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 24% 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: 5 payers, 6 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 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $448.71 | $448.71 | $448.71 – $448.71 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $453.77 | $453.77 | $453.77 – $453.77 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $453.77 | $453.77 | $453.77 – $453.77 |
| 4 | Anthem all products-hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $494.43 | $494.43 | $494.43 – $494.43 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo-noncity of la fee schedule · outpatient | $554.83 | $554.83 | $554.83 – $554.83 |
| 6 | Optum medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,288 | $1,288 | $1,288 – $1,288 |
Last updated: Mar 29, 2026
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