Iron-based MRI contrast injection, per mL at St Helena Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

INJECTION, IRON-BASED MAGNETIC RESONANCE CONTRAST AGENT, PER ML

Helena, CA

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St Helena Hospital’s median price of $566 is 764% above the median hospital's median price ($66), higher than 98% of the 649 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q9953. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS Q9953 at St Helena Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 15 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 cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
4	Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$88	$88	—	—	—	$88 – $88
5	UnitedHealthcare uhc select/select plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$446	$446	$83	19%	—	$364 – $529
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield behav hlth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$453	$453	$84	19%	—	$369 – $537
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$467	$467	$87	19%	—	$380 – $554
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	$88	19%	—	$386 – $562
9	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$481	$481	$89	19%	—	$392 – $570
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$506	$506	$94	19%	—	$412 – $600
11	Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$554	$554	$103	19%	—	$451 – $657
12	UnitedHealthcare umr uhc ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$641	$641	$119	19%	—	$522 – $760
13	UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$642	$642	$119	19%	—	$523 – $761
14	Cigna cigna-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$806	$806	$150	19%	—	$656 – $955
15	Kaiser kaiser-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$826	$826	$153	19%	—	$672 – $979

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

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