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MRI PITUITARY & BRAIN W/O CONT
Knoxville, TN
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The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s median price of $2.0k is 242% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 83% 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, 50 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community tenncare facility · case rate · outpatient | $71.03 | $71.03 | $71.03 – $71.03 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare tenncare facility · case rate · outpatient | $187.61 | $187.61 | $187.61 – $187.61 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna healthspring medadv facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 4 | Humana choice medadv ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 5 | Humana humana medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 6 | Humana medadv hmo,pos,ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 7 | Humana medadv hvn facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 8 | Optum united optum vaccn facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 9 | Optum vaccn transplant facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medadv/aarp facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community d-snp facility · case rate · outpatient | $220.72 | $220.72 | $220.72 – $220.72 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medadv d-snp facility · case rate · outpatient | $227.34 | $227.34 | $227.34 – $227.34 |
| 14 | Aetna medadv ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $229.55 | $229.55 | $229.55 – $229.55 |
| 15 | Devoted medadv facility · case rate · outpatient | $229.55 | $229.55 | $229.55 – $229.55 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medadv ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $231.75 | $231.75 | $231.75 – $231.75 |
| 17 | WellCare medadv facility · case rate · outpatient | $231.75 | $231.75 | $231.75 – $231.75 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network e facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.36 | $247.36 | $247.36 – $247.36 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network l facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.36 | $247.36 | $247.36 – $247.36 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network s facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $279.83 | $279.83 | $279.83 – $279.83 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network p facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $307.65 | $307.65 | $307.65 – $307.65 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tenncare select facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $409.17 | $409.17 | $409.17 – $409.17 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $471.65 | $471.65 | $471.65 – $471.65 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare core facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $471.65 | $471.65 | $471.65 – $471.65 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare heritage select facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $471.65 | $471.65 | $471.65 – $471.65 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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