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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Wilmington, DE
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St. Francis Hospital Inc’s median price of $848 is 48% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 60% 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: 15 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare adv facility · other · both | $253.96 | $253.96 | $253.96 – $253.96 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · other · both | $256.35 | $256.35 | $256.35 – $256.35 |
| 3 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · both | $260.31 | $260.31 | $260.31 – $260.31 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $261.58 | $261.58 | $261.58 – $261.58 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $268.80 | $268.80 | $268.80 – $268.80 |
| 6 | First Health de first health medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $415.51 | $415.51 | $415.51 – $415.51 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $826.70 | $826.70 | $826.70 – $826.70 |
| 8 | Anthem highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 10 | Carefirst highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 11 | Excellus highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 12 | Highmark highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 13 | Premera highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 14 | Regence highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 15 | Wellmark highmark bcbs facility · fee schedule · both | $847.72 | $847.72 | $847.72 – $847.72 |
| 16 | Highmark highmark bcbs health options medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $923.54 | $923.54 | $923.54 – $923.54 |
| 17 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,462 | $1,462 | $1,462 – $1,462 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna facility · per diem · both | $1,951 | $1,951 | $1,951 – $1,951 |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,244 | $2,244 | $2,244 – $2,244 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,268 | $2,268 | $2,268 – $2,268 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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