MRI brain and brainstem without and with contrast dye at Ukiah Adventist Hospital

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MRI scan of brain before and after contrast

Ukiah, CA

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Ukiah Adventist Hospital’s median price of $865 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($865), higher than 50% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 70553 at Ukiah Adventist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 25 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	Cigna cigna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
4	Kaiser kaiser mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
5	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp 1/1/25 fee schedule · outpatient	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn fee schedule · outpatient	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
8	Kaiser kaiser medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient	$453	$453	$142	31%	—	$311 – $594
9	Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient	$453	$453	$142	31%	—	$311 – $594
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$468	$468	—	—	—	$468 – $468
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv other · outpatient	$481	$481	—	—	—	$481 – $481
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans other · outpatient	$481	$481	—	—	—	$481 – $481
13	Kaiser kaiser mcr adv other · outpatient	$481	$481	—	—	—	$481 – $481
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient	$481	$481	—	—	—	$481 – $481
15	Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	$927	73%	—	$335 – $2.2k
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.7k	$2.7k	—	—	1–10	$2.7k – $2.7k
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.7k	$2.7k	—	—	1–10	$2.7k – $2.7k
18	Kaiser kaiser-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3.0k	$3.0k	$2.6k	89%	2–20	$341 – $5.6k
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$3.0k	$3.0k	—	—	—	$3.0k – $3.0k
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$3.4k	$3.4k	—	—	—	$3.4k – $3.4k
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$4.0k	$4.0k	—	—	—	$4.0k – $4.0k
22	Cigna cigna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5.5k	$5.5k	—	—	1–10	$5.5k – $5.5k
23	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp 1/1/25 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5.5k	$5.5k	—	—	16	$5.5k – $5.5k
24	MultiPlan phcs multiplan-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5.6k	$5.6k	—	—	—	$5.6k – $5.6k
25	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5.9k	$5.9k	—	—	16	$5.9k – $5.9k

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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