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HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST
San Antonio, TX
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Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills’s median price of $464 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 23% 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: 12 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 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 3 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 4 | Humana gold plus mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 5 | Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 7 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $335.34 | $335.34 | $335.34 – $335.34 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $357.85 | $357.85 | $357.85 – $357.85 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare star km fee schedule · outpatient | $357.85 | $357.85 | $357.85 – $357.85 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $357.85 | $357.85 | $357.85 – $357.85 |
| 11 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $362.17 | $362.17 | $362.17 – $362.17 |
| 12 | Aetna chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $464.22 | $464.22 | $464.22 – $464.22 |
| 13 | Aetna star km fee schedule · outpatient | $464.22 | $464.22 | $464.22 – $464.22 |
| 14 | Bcbs Tx star chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $464.22 | $464.22 | $464.22 – $464.22 |
| 15 | Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $464.22 | $464.22 | $464.22 – $464.22 |
| 16 | Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $464.22 | $464.22 | $464.22 – $464.22 |
| 17 | First Health hmo other · outpatient | $880.00 | $880.00 | $880.00 – $880.00 |
| 18 | Bcbs Tx blue advantangehmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,073 | $1,073 | $1,073 – $1,073 |
| 19 | Humana choicecare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,178 | $1,178 | $1,178 – $1,178 |
| 20 | Healthcare Highways ppo other · outpatient | $1,185 | $1,185 | $1,185 – $1,185 |
| 21 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,317 | $1,317 | $1,317 – $1,317 |
| 22 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $1,333 | $1,333 | $1,333 – $1,333 |
| 23 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,482 | $1,482 | $1,482 – $1,482 |
| 24 | Cigna new business fee schedule · outpatient | $1,541 | $1,541 | $1,541 – $1,541 |
| 25 | Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $1,558 | $1,558 | $1,558 – $1,558 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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