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MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE
San Marcos, TX
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Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos’s median price of $309 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 23% 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: 9 payers, 20 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 star kids km fee schedule · outpatient | $218.85 | $218.85 | $218.85 – $218.85 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star km fee schedule · outpatient | $218.85 | $218.85 | $218.85 – $218.85 |
| 3 | Humana mm fee schedule · outpatient | $234.25 | $234.25 | $234.25 – $234.25 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $234.25 | $234.25 | $234.25 – $234.25 |
| 5 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $234.25 | $234.25 | $234.25 – $234.25 |
| 6 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $238.94 | $238.94 | $238.94 – $238.94 |
| 7 | Cigna healthspring medicare advantage mm fee schedule · outpatient | $241.28 | $241.28 | $241.28 – $241.28 |
| 8 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $252.99 | $252.99 | $252.99 – $252.99 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx star kids km fee schedule · outpatient | $300.12 | $300.12 | $300.12 – $300.12 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx star km fee schedule · outpatient | $300.12 | $300.12 | $300.12 – $300.12 |
| 11 | Healthcare Highways ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $592.65 | $592.65 | $592.65 – $592.65 |
| 12 | Humana choicecare fee schedule · outpatient | $713.00 | $713.00 | $713.00 – $713.00 |
| 13 | First Health hmo other · outpatient | $880.00 | $880.00 | $880.00 – $880.00 |
| 14 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $894.87 | $894.87 | $894.87 – $894.87 |
| 15 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $978.77 | $978.77 | $978.77 – $978.77 |
| 16 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,196 | $1,196 | $1,196 – $1,196 |
| 17 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $1,328 | $1,328 | $1,328 – $1,328 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all payer fee schedule · outpatient | $1,587 | $1,587 | $1,587 – $1,587 |
| 19 | Cigna new business fee schedule · outpatient | $1,764 | $1,764 | $1,764 – $1,764 |
| 20 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,240 | $2,240 | $2,240 – $2,240 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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