Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Dover, OH
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The Union Hospital Association’s median price of $226 is 61% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 6% 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, 45 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 | $1.65 | $1.65 | $1.65 – $1.65 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.14 | $122.54 | $66.67 – $183.81 |
| 7 | Anthem all products mid-level facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.73 | $175.72 | $94.85 – $263.59 |
| 8 | Anthem all products mid-level non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.73 | $175.72 | $94.85 – $263.59 |
| 9 | Aetna acop professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $182.15 | $182.15 | $182.15 – $182.15 |
| 10 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $199.37 | $199.37 | $199.37 – $199.37 |
| 11 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $209.34 | $209.34 | $209.34 – $209.34 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $213.32 | $213.32 | $213.32 – $213.32 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all products - mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $213.59 | $222.52 | $120.19 – $333.78 |
| 14 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.34 | $223.34 | $223.34 – $223.34 |
| 15 | Humana medicare advantage hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.34 | $223.34 | $223.34 – $223.34 |
| 16 | Optum all products va facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.34 | $223.34 | $223.34 – $223.34 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.34 | $223.34 | $223.34 – $223.34 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 19 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 20 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $232.51 | $232.51 | $232.51 – $232.51 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $237.32 | $247.25 | $133.55 – $370.87 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $237.32 | $247.25 | $133.55 – $370.87 |
| 23 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $287.93 | $287.93 | $287.93 – $287.93 |
| 24 | Molina managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $287.93 | $287.93 | $287.93 – $287.93 |
| 25 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $293.42 | $293.42 | $293.42 – $293.42 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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