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Original text from hospital filings
MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Cleveland, OH
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s median price of $351 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 28% 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, 69 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 | Aetna all products professional · other · outpatient | $3.22 | $3.22 | $3.22 – $3.22 |
| 2 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.00 | $120.55 | $65.83 – $180.83 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 7 | Optum medicare advantage transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $120.65 | $126.21 | $68.67 – $189.32 |
| 10 | Anthem all products mid-level facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.73 | $175.72 | $94.85 – $263.59 |
| 11 | Anthem all products mid-level non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.73 | $175.72 | $94.85 – $263.59 |
| 12 | Optum managed medicaid transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $189.40 | $189.40 | $189.40 – $189.40 |
| 13 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $209.34 | $209.34 | $209.34 – $209.34 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $212.58 | $212.58 | $212.58 – $212.58 |
| 15 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $219.30 | $219.30 | $219.30 – $219.30 |
| 16 | Humana medicare advantage hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.08 | $224.08 | $224.08 – $224.08 |
| 17 | Optum all products va facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.08 | $224.08 | $224.08 – $224.08 |
| 18 | Optum medicare advantage transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.08 | $224.08 | $224.08 – $224.08 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 20 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 21 | Cigna medicare advantage lifesource facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 22 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 23 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $232.51 | $232.51 | $232.51 – $232.51 |
| 24 | Optum managed medicaid transplant facility · case rate · outpatient | $255.48 | $255.48 | $255.48 – $255.48 |
| 25 | Humana all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $258.99 | $258.99 | $258.99 – $258.99 |
Last updated: Jun 16, 2026
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