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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
West Chester, PA
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The Chester County Hospital’s median price of $1.3k is 130% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 72% 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: 11 payers, 21 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 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $245.13 | $245.13 | $245.13 – $245.13 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.58 | $247.58 | $247.58 – $247.58 |
| 3 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $250.03 | $250.03 | $250.03 – $250.03 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $252.48 | $252.48 | $252.48 – $252.48 |
| 5 | Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $252.48 | $252.48 | $252.48 – $252.48 |
| 6 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $257.39 | $257.39 | $257.39 – $257.39 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $259.84 | $259.84 | $259.84 – $259.84 |
| 8 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $259.84 | $259.84 | $259.84 – $259.84 |
| 9 | Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $337.61 | $337.61 | $337.61 – $337.61 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $363.58 | $363.58 | $363.58 – $363.58 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $374.48 | $374.48 | $374.48 – $374.48 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $384.67 | $384.67 | $384.67 – $384.67 |
| 13 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $416.72 | $416.72 | $416.72 – $416.72 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark facility · other · outpatient | $504.06 | $504.06 | $504.06 – $504.06 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna capitation facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 17 | Aetna Better Health aetna better health-medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,654 | $1,654 | $1,654 – $1,654 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare new business facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare facility · per diem · outpatient | $2,512 | $2,512 | $2,512 – $2,512 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,168 | $5,168 | $5,168 – $5,168 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,168 | $5,168 | $5,168 – $5,168 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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