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
Beachwood, OH
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University Hospitals Health System’s median price of $1.3k is 123% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 71% 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: 13 payers, 23 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 4 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 6 | Medical Mutual medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 7 | Molina medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.74 | $225.74 | $225.74 – $225.74 |
| 10 | Ambetter commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $406.32 | $406.32 | $406.32 – $406.32 |
| 11 | Caresource marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $406.32 | $406.32 | $406.32 – $406.32 |
| 12 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $439.99 | $439.99 | $439.99 – $439.99 |
| 13 | Medical Mutual medflex commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $514.55 | $514.55 | $514.55 – $514.55 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $517.32 | $517.32 | $517.32 – $517.32 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $570.65 | $570.65 | $570.65 – $570.65 |
| 16 | Medical Mutual commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $571.72 | $571.72 | $571.72 – $571.72 |
| 17 | Medical Mutual northern ohio commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $571.72 | $571.72 | $571.72 – $571.72 |
| 18 | Medical Mutual supermed commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $571.72 | $571.72 | $571.72 – $571.72 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,159 | $1,159 | $1,159 – $1,159 |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,303 | $2,303 | $2,303 – $2,303 |
| 21 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,303 | $2,303 | $2,303 – $2,303 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,498 | $2,498 | $2,498 – $2,498 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,498 | $2,498 | $2,498 – $2,498 |
Last updated: Jul 14, 2026
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