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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Breaux Bridge, LA
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St Martin Hospital Inc’s median price of $763 is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 57% 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, 13 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 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $471.77 | $471.77 | $471.77 – $471.77 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $587.62 | $587.62 | $587.62 – $587.62 |
| 3 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $587.62 | $587.62 | $587.62 – $587.62 |
| 4 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $587.62 | $587.62 | $587.62 – $587.62 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $587.62 | $587.62 | $587.62 – $587.62 |
| 6 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $681.44 | $681.44 | $681.44 – $681.44 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $777.93 | $777.93 | $587.62 – $968.24 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $777.93 | $777.93 | $587.62 – $968.24 |
| 9 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $796.39 | $796.39 | $763.20 – $829.58 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $968.24 | $968.24 | $968.24 – $968.24 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $968.24 | $968.24 | $968.24 – $968.24 |
| 12 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $2,270 | $2,270 | $2,270 – $2,270 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,431 | $2,431 | $2,431 – $2,431 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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