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MRI Brain w/o Contrast
Oceanside, CA
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Tri-City Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 89% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 67% 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: 8 payers, 15 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 | MultiPlan workers comp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $495.97 | $495.97 | $495.97 – $495.97 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca covered california facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.68 | $620.68 | $620.68 – $620.68 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $723.05 | $723.05 | $723.05 – $723.05 |
| 4 | Molina covered california ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,085 | $1,085 | $1,085 – $1,085 |
| 5 | Molina medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,085 | $1,085 | $1,085 – $1,085 |
| 6 | Kaiser hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,265 | $1,265 | $1,265 – $1,265 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare select/select plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,519 | $1,519 | $1,519 – $1,519 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,665 | $1,665 | $1,665 – $1,665 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,147 | $2,147 | $2,147 – $2,147 |
| 10 | Magellan commercial/medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,169 | $2,169 | $2,169 – $2,169 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $2,478 | $2,478 | $2,478 – $2,478 |
| 12 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,531 | $2,531 | $2,531 – $2,531 |
| 13 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,531 | $2,531 | $2,531 – $2,531 |
| 14 | Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,675 | $2,675 | $2,675 – $2,675 |
| 15 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,852 | $2,852 | $2,852 – $2,852 |
Last updated: May 29, 2026
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