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HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE
Quakertown, PA
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks 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, 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 medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.46 | $247.46 | $247.46 – $247.46 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.46 | $247.46 | $247.46 – $247.46 |
| 3 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.46 | $247.46 | $247.46 – $247.46 |
| 4 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $249.93 | $249.93 | $249.93 – $249.93 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $252.41 | $252.41 | $252.41 – $252.41 |
| 6 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.36 | $257.36 | $257.36 – $257.36 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $267.26 | $267.26 | $267.26 – $267.26 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $388.25 | $388.25 | $388.25 – $388.25 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405.13 | $405.13 | $405.13 – $405.13 |
| 10 | Highmark commercial/special care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $855.15 | $855.15 | $855.15 – $855.15 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,229 | $1,229 | $1,229 – $1,229 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,229 | $1,229 | $1,229 – $1,229 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,229 | $1,229 | $1,229 – $1,229 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,480 | $1,480 | $1,480 – $1,480 |
| 15 | Oscar commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,690 | $1,690 | $1,690 – $1,690 |
| 16 | Oscar commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,690 | $1,690 | $1,690 – $1,690 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,782 | $1,782 | $1,782 – $1,782 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,882 | $1,882 | $1,882 – $1,882 |
| 19 | Aetna medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,240 | $2,240 | $2,240 – $2,240 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,272 | $2,272 | $2,272 – $2,272 |
Last updated: Feb 26, 2026
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