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 NM BRAIN W FLOW LESS THAN 4 VIEWS
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $281 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($503), higher than 15% of the 1,769 hospitals reporting CPT 78601. 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, 25 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 | $153 | $116 | $67 | 58% | — | $22 – $175 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $156 | $119 | $69 | 58% | — | $22 – $178 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $156 | $119 | $69 | 58% | — | $22 – $178 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $160 | $122 | $71 | 58% | — | $23 – $183 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $160 | $122 | $71 | 58% | — | $23 – $183 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $233 | $177 | $103 | 58% | — | $32 – $265 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $233 | $177 | $103 | 58% | — | $32 – $265 |
| 8 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $296 | $224 | $131 | 59% | — | $40 – $336 |
| 9 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $296 | $224 | $131 | 59% | — | $40 – $336 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $332 | $252 | $147 | 58% | — | $46 – $378 |
| 11 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $349 | $264 | $154 | 59% | — | $47 – $396 |
| 12 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $326 | $326 | $19 | 6% | — | $307 – $345 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 14 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 15 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 16 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $525 | $388 | $236 | 61% | — | $56 – $582 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $391 | $391 | — | — | — | $391 – $391 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $391 | $391 | — | — | — | $391 – $391 |
| 19 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $627 | $461 | $282 | 61% | — | $64 – $692 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $504 | $504 | — | — | — | $504 – $504 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $504 | $504 | — | — | — | $504 – $504 |
| 22 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $784 | $784 | — | — | — | $784 – $784 |
| 23 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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