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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Helena, MT
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St. Peter's Health’s median price of $2.0k is 244% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 84% 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: 5 payers, 15 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 replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $241.72 | $241.72 | $241.72 – $241.72 |
| 2 | Humana medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $246.55 | $246.55 | $246.55 – $246.55 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mt medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $258.88 | $258.88 | $258.88 – $258.88 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mt state of montana employees fee schedule · outpatient | $554.75 | $554.75 | $554.75 – $554.75 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mt closed plan network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,560 – $1,824 |
| 6 | Bcbs Mt healthlink percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,560 – $1,824 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mt pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,560 – $1,824 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mt traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,854 | $1,854 | $1,710 – $1,999 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,141 | $2,141 | $1,974 – $2,307 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,141 | $2,141 | $1,974 – $2,307 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mt closed plan network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,172 | $2,172 | $2,003 – $2,341 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mt healthlink percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,172 | $2,172 | $2,003 – $2,341 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mt pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,172 | $2,172 | $2,003 – $2,341 |
| 14 | Bcbs Mt traditional percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,222 | $2,222 | $2,049 – $2,395 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,338 | $2,338 | $2,338 – $2,338 |
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
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