Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC MRI Brain W Stem WO Cont
Saint Louis, MO
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St Louis Childrens Hospital’s median price of $3.7k is 540% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 97% 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: 10 payers, 28 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 bjc hb medicare advantra slc other · both | $234.83 | $234.83 | $234.83 – $234.83 |
| 2 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage slc other · both | $234.83 | $234.83 | $234.83 – $234.83 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage slc other · both | $234.83 | $234.83 | $234.83 – $234.83 |
| 4 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana slc other · both | $234.83 | $234.83 | $234.83 – $234.83 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc slc other · both | $234.83 | $234.83 | $234.83 – $234.83 |
| 6 | Medica bjc hb medicare wellfirst slc other · both | $246.58 | $246.58 | $246.58 – $246.58 |
| 7 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,787 | $2,787 | $2,787 – $2,787 |
| 8 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,906 | $2,906 | $2,906 – $2,906 |
| 9 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,064 | $3,064 | $3,064 – $3,064 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,103 | $3,103 | $3,103 – $3,103 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,436 | $3,436 | $3,436 – $3,436 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,701 | $3,701 | $3,701 – $3,701 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,023 | $4,023 | $4,023 – $4,023 |
| 14 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,192 | $4,192 | $4,192 – $4,192 |
| 15 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,192 | $4,192 | $4,192 – $4,192 |
| 16 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,192 | $4,192 | $4,192 – $4,192 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,192 | $4,192 | $4,192 – $4,192 |
| 18 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,203 | $4,203 | $4,203 – $4,203 |
| 19 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,232 | $4,232 | $4,232 – $4,232 |
| 20 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,232 | $4,232 | $4,232 – $4,232 |
| 21 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,232 | $4,232 | $4,232 – $4,232 |
| 22 | Phcs bjc hb phcs slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,232 | $4,232 | $4,232 – $4,232 |
| 23 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,457 | $4,457 | $4,457 – $4,457 |
| 24 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,514 | $4,514 | $4,514 – $4,514 |
| 25 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health slc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4,514 | $4,514 | $4,514 – $4,514 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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