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MRI BRAIN W/O CON
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $3.1k is 444% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 95% 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, 16 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 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $199.10 | $199.10 | $199.10 – $199.10 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $216.41 | $216.41 | $216.41 – $216.41 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $216.41 | $216.41 | $216.41 – $216.41 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $231.56 | $231.56 | $231.56 – $231.56 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.72 | $233.72 | $233.72 – $233.72 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $297.56 | $297.56 | $297.56 – $297.56 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $460.26 | $460.26 | $460.26 – $460.26 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $629.00 | $629.00 | $629.00 – $629.00 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,118 | $2,118 | $2,118 – $2,118 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,375 | $2,375 | $2,375 – $2,375 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,375 | $2,375 | $2,375 – $2,375 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,609 | $2,609 | $2,609 – $2,609 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,609 | $2,609 | $2,609 – $2,609 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,193 | $3,193 | $3,193 – $3,193 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,193 | $3,193 | $3,193 – $3,193 |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,310 | $3,310 | $3,310 – $3,310 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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