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HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast
Chicago, IL
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University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics’s median price of $266 is 54% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 16% 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: 10 payers, 66 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 | Molina mmai dual eligibility professional · fee schedule · both | $160.01 | $125.43 | $56.26 – $160.01 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $127.04 | $127.04 | $67.61 – $186.47 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $127.04 | $127.04 | $67.61 – $186.47 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $127.04 | $127.04 | $67.61 – $186.47 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap professional · fee schedule · both | $200.01 | $156.78 | $70.32 – $200.01 |
| 6 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad professional · fee schedule · both | $200.01 | $156.78 | $70.32 – $200.01 |
| 7 | Optum all products professional · fee schedule · both | $200.01 | $156.78 | $70.32 – $200.01 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $200.01 | $156.78 | $70.32 – $200.01 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $210.01 | $164.62 | $73.84 – $210.01 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare core epo & navigate epo professional · fee schedule · both | $180.35 | $179.41 | $88.77 – $269.12 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice city of chicago professional · fee schedule · both | $250.30 | $196.20 | $88.00 – $250.30 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice opt ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $250.30 | $196.20 | $88.00 – $250.30 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unite here health professional · fee schedule · both | $250.30 | $196.20 | $88.00 – $250.30 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advocate health systems ipa professional · fee schedule · both | $254.01 | $199.11 | $89.31 – $254.01 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare choice epo professional · fee schedule · both | $205.16 | $204.10 | $100.99 – $306.15 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare hmo, pos & open access professional · fee schedule · both | $205.16 | $204.10 | $100.99 – $306.15 |
| 17 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.93 | $211.93 | $211.93 – $211.93 |
| 18 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · both | $211.93 | $216.89 | $113.40 – $325.33 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $300.02 | $235.17 | $105.48 – $300.02 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $246.68 | $246.68 | $246.68 – $246.68 |
| 21 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap facility · other · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 22 | Aetna Better Health mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 23 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad facility · other · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 24 | Molina mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
| 25 | Optum all products facility · other · outpatient | $251.97 | $251.97 | $251.97 – $251.97 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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