MRI brain stem without contrast dye at The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST

Concord, NC

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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $862 is 50% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 61% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70551 at The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 52 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	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$116.65	$121.27	$65.25 – $181.90
2	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$118.98	$123.69	$66.56 – $185.54
3	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$120.73	$125.51	$67.53 – $188.27
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$121.07	$125.86	$67.72 – $188.78
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$234.50	$234.50	$234.50 – $234.50
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$237.95	$237.95	$237.95 – $237.95
7	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$241.39	$241.39	$241.39 – $241.39
8	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care other · outpatient	$242.11	$242.11	$242.11 – $242.11
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$242.11	$242.11	$242.11 – $242.11
10	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$252.90	$252.90	$61.82 – $443.97
11	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$252.90	$252.90	$61.82 – $443.97
12	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$252.90	$252.90	$61.82 – $443.97
13	Aetna broad network fee schedule · both	$280.09	$280.09	$280.09 – $280.09
14	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$433.20	$433.20	$433.20 – $433.20
15	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$441.32	$441.32	$441.32 – $441.32
16	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$449.44	$449.44	$449.44 – $449.44
17	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$767.89	$767.89	$767.89 – $767.89
18	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$817.32	$817.32	$817.32 – $817.32
19	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient	$906.00	$906.00	$906.00 – $906.00
20	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$935.60	$935.60	$935.60 – $935.60
21	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,010	$1,010	$1,010 – $1,010
22	Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient	$1,020	$1,020	$1,020 – $1,020
23	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,026	$1,026	$1,026 – $1,026
24	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,070	$1,070	$1,070 – $1,070
25	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,282	$1,282	$1,282 – $1,282

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