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MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem WO/Contrast
Troy, PA
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Troy Community Hospital Incorporated’s median price of $640 is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 53% 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: 6 payers, 24 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $469.28 | $469.28 | $469.28 – $469.28 |
| 2 | Aetna better health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $476.03 | $476.03 | $476.03 – $476.03 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $505.00 | $505.00 | $505.00 – $505.00 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $613.94 | $613.94 | $613.94 – $613.94 |
| 5 | Tricare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $613.94 | $613.94 | $613.94 – $613.94 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $613.94 | $613.94 | $613.94 – $613.94 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $635.42 | $635.42 | $635.42 – $635.42 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue medicare hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $675.33 | $675.33 | $675.33 – $675.33 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $675.33 | $675.33 | $675.33 – $675.33 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark wholecare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $716.26 | $716.26 | $716.26 – $716.26 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $716.26 | $716.26 | $716.26 – $716.26 |
| 12 | WellCare fidelis medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,160 | $1,160 | $1,160 – $1,160 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,705 | $1,705 | $1,705 – $1,705 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield first priority facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,148 | $2,148 | $2,148 – $2,148 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield first priority facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,148 | $2,148 | $2,148 – $2,148 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare empire facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,476 | $2,476 | $2,476 – $2,476 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare student facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,476 | $2,476 | $2,476 – $2,476 |
| 24 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 – $3,411 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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