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HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST
Slidell, LA
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St Tammany Hosptial Service District No 2’s median price of $692 is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 41% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $284.93 | $284.93 | $284.93 – $284.93 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $326.79 | $326.79 | $326.79 – $326.79 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $326.79 | $326.79 | $326.79 – $326.79 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $326.79 | $326.79 | $326.79 – $326.79 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $326.79 | $326.79 | $326.79 – $326.79 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $692.18 | $692.18 | $692.18 – $692.18 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $692.18 | $692.18 | $692.18 – $692.18 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $692.18 | $692.18 | $692.18 – $692.18 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $692.18 | $692.18 | $692.18 – $692.18 |
| 10 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $918.74 | $858.64 | $326.79 – $1,129 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $893.38 | $893.38 | $855.96 – $930.80 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $927.00 | $927.00 | $927.00 – $927.00 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,882 | $1,882 | $1,882 – $1,882 |
| 14 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,268 | $2,268 | $2,268 – $2,268 |
| 15 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,401 | $3,401 | $3,401 – $3,401 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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