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HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE
Coaldale, PA
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus’s median price of $486 is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 43% 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: 8 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $242.02 | $242.02 | $242.02 – $242.02 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $242.02 | $242.02 | $242.02 – $242.02 |
| 3 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $244.44 | $244.44 | $244.44 – $244.44 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $246.86 | $246.86 | $246.86 – $246.86 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $251.70 | $251.70 | $251.70 – $251.70 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $261.38 | $261.38 | $261.38 – $261.38 |
| 7 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $388.25 | $388.25 | $388.25 – $388.25 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405.13 | $405.13 | $405.13 – $405.13 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial/special care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $668.63 | $668.63 | $668.63 – $668.63 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield amerihealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,618 | $1,618 | $1,618 – $1,618 |
| 11 | Oscar commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,647 | $1,647 | $1,647 – $1,647 |
| 12 | Oscar commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,647 | $1,647 | $1,647 – $1,647 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,737 | $1,737 | $1,737 – $1,737 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,834 | $1,834 | $1,834 – $1,834 |
| 15 | Aetna medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,183 | $2,183 | $2,183 – $2,183 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,215 | $2,215 | $2,215 – $2,215 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,257 | $5,257 | $5,257 – $5,257 |
Last updated: Feb 27, 2026
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