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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Slidell, LA
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St Tammany Hosptial Service District No 2’s median price of $358 is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 29% 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: 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 | $181.55 | $181.55 | $181.55 – $181.55 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $221.18 | $221.18 | $221.18 – $221.18 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $221.18 | $221.18 | $221.18 – $221.18 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $221.18 | $221.18 | $221.18 – $221.18 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $221.18 | $221.18 | $221.18 – $221.18 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $357.88 | $357.88 | $357.88 – $357.88 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $357.88 | $357.88 | $357.88 – $357.88 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $357.88 | $357.88 | $357.88 – $357.88 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $357.88 | $357.88 | $357.88 – $357.88 |
| 10 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $633.71 | $591.55 | $221.18 – $778.48 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $604.68 | $604.68 | $579.35 – $630.01 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $927.00 | $927.00 | $927.00 – $927.00 |
| 13 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,172 | $1,172 | $1,172 – $1,172 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,759 | $1,759 | $1,759 – $1,759 |
| 15 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,882 | $1,882 | $1,882 – $1,882 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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