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MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST
Longview, WA
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St. John Medical Center’s median price of $298 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 21% 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: 7 payers, 17 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 | Kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.34 | $89.34 | $89.34 – $89.34 |
| 2 | Molina commercial facility · other · outpatient | $113.48 | $113.48 | $113.48 – $113.48 |
| 3 | Kaiser managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $187.21 | $187.21 | $187.21 – $187.21 |
| 4 | Regence medicare advantage hmo facility · other · outpatient | $286.55 | $286.55 | $286.55 – $286.55 |
| 5 | Regence medicare advantage ppo facility · other · outpatient | $286.55 | $286.55 | $286.55 – $286.55 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $297.90 | $297.90 | $297.90 – $297.90 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $297.90 | $297.90 | $297.90 – $297.90 |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $303.57 | $303.57 | $303.57 – $303.57 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $312.08 | $312.08 | $312.08 – $312.08 |
| 10 | Humana medicare hmo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $312.08 | $312.08 | $312.08 – $312.08 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $312.08 | $312.08 | $312.08 – $312.08 |
| 12 | Regence ump facility · other · outpatient | $735.57 | $735.57 | $735.57 – $735.57 |
| 13 | Regence commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1,633 | $1,633 | $1,633 – $1,633 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare doctors plan facility · other · outpatient | $1,762 | $1,762 | $1,762 – $1,762 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $2,019 | $2,019 | $2,019 – $2,019 |
| 16 | Kaiser all other lob facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,125 | $3,125 | $3,125 – $3,125 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,164 | $3,164 | $3,164 – $3,164 |
Last updated: Mar 21, 2026
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