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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Sacramento, CA
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Sutter Center For Psychiatry’s median price of $2.9k is 411% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 93% 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: 4 payers, 5 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 | Anthem individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,097 | $1,097 | $1,097 – $1,097 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,852 | $2,852 | $2,852 – $2,852 |
| 3 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,930 | $2,930 | $2,930 – $2,930 |
| 4 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,948 | $2,948 | $2,948 – $2,948 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,412 | $3,412 | $3,412 – $3,412 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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