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
PR MRI BRAIN W/O & W/ DYE
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $204 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($305), higher than 32% of the 1,361 hospitals reporting CPT 70559. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $144 | $144 | — | — | — | $144 – $144 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $147 | $147 | — | — | — | $147 – $147 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $147 | $147 | — | — | — | $147 – $147 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 7 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 8 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $215 | $282 | $100 | 35% | — | $207 – $422 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $215 | $282 | $100 | 35% | — | $207 – $422 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $304 | $304 | — | — | — | $304 – $304 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $347 | $347 | — | — | — | $347 – $347 |
| 15 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $351 | $348 | $143 | 41% | — | $171 – $523 |
| 16 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $351 | $348 | $143 | 41% | — | $171 – $523 |
| 17 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $361 | $361 | — | — | — | $361 – $361 |
| 18 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $413 | $410 | $169 | 41% | — | $201 – $615 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 21 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $978 | $453 | 46% | — | $375 – $1.5k |
| 22 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.2k | $541 | 47% | — | $432 – $1.7k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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