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MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Kerrville, TX
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SID Peterson Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.3k is 120% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 71% 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: 6 payers, 21 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essential facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.04 | $233.04 | $233.04 – $233.04 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity/traditional facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.04 | $233.04 | $233.04 – $233.04 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.04 | $233.04 | $233.04 – $233.04 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pos/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.04 | $233.04 | $233.04 – $233.04 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $239.69 | $239.69 | $239.69 – $239.69 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $244.48 | $244.48 | $244.48 – $244.48 |
| 7 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $258.86 | $258.86 | $258.86 – $258.86 |
| 8 | Ambetter commercial/exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $287.63 | $287.63 | $287.63 – $287.63 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $338.38 | $338.38 | $338.38 – $338.38 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare star+plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,262 | $1,262 | $1,262 – $1,262 |
| 11 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,315 | $3,315 | $3,315 – $3,315 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,080 | $4,080 | $4,080 – $4,080 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,080 | $4,080 | $4,080 – $4,080 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essential facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,692 | $4,692 | $4,692 – $4,692 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity/traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,692 | $4,692 | $4,692 – $4,692 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,692 | $4,692 | $4,692 – $4,692 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pos/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,692 | $4,692 | $4,692 – $4,692 |
| 18 | Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,845 | $4,845 | $4,845 – $4,845 |
| 19 | Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,845 | $4,845 | $4,845 – $4,845 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,845 | $4,845 | $4,845 – $4,845 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,845 | $4,845 | $4,845 – $4,845 |
Last updated: Aug 17, 2026
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