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Mri brain stem w/o dye
Bryn Mawr, PA
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital’s median price of $293 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 20% 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: 7 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 ibc advantage medicare managed care - hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.21 | $247.21 | $247.21 – $247.21 |
| 2 | Humana medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $252.15 | $252.15 | $252.15 – $252.15 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $264.51 | $264.51 | $264.51 – $264.51 |
| 4 | Aetna advantra medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $269.46 | $269.46 | $269.46 – $269.46 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $274.40 | $274.40 | $274.40 – $274.40 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare advantage group medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $275.88 | $275.88 | $275.88 – $275.88 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dvaco other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $309.01 | $309.01 | $309.01 – $309.01 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $517.79 | $517.79 | $517.79 – $517.79 |
| 9 | Aetna custom - pebtf/rehp hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $714.61 | $714.61 | $714.61 – $714.61 |
| 10 | Aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $953.81 | $953.81 | $953.81 – $953.81 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $953.81 | $953.81 | $953.81 – $953.81 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ibc hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,180 | $1,180 | $1,180 – $1,180 |
| 13 | Cigna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ibc administrators ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,490 | $1,490 | $1,490 – $1,490 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ibc ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,490 | $1,490 | $1,490 – $1,490 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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