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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONT
Houston, TX
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s median price of $3.2k is 464% 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: 9 payers, 68 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 | Tricare professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $58.71 | $58.71 | $58.71 – $58.71 |
| 2 | Tricare professional_md professional · fee schedule · both | $69.07 | $69.07 | $69.07 – $69.07 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluedistinctionsct_professional_md_do professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluedistinctionsct_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_professional_md_do professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield par_professional_md_do professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield par_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo_professional_md_do professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $106.74 | $106.74 | $106.74 – $106.74 |
| 11 | Cigna hmo_openaccess_professional professional · fee schedule · both | $150.12 | $150.12 | $150.12 – $150.12 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo_ppo_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $151.60 | $151.60 | $151.60 – $151.60 |
| 13 | Aetna hmo_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $205.40 | $205.40 | $205.40 – $205.40 |
| 14 | Aetna ppo_professional_mlp professional · fee schedule · both | $205.40 | $205.40 | $205.40 – $205.40 |
| 15 | Aetna hmo_professional_md professional · fee schedule · both | $272.59 | $272.59 | $272.59 – $272.59 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo_professional_md professional · fee schedule · both | $272.59 | $272.59 | $272.59 – $272.59 |
| 17 | Humana pos_openaccessplus_professional_mlp professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $405.60 | $405.60 | $405.60 – $405.60 |
| 18 | Humana ppo_professional_mlp professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $448.86 | $448.86 | $448.86 – $448.86 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare professional professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.20 | $473.20 | $473.20 – $473.20 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare hmo_ppo_professional_md professional · fee schedule · both | $503.65 | $503.65 | $503.65 – $503.65 |
| 21 | Humana pos_openaccessplus_professional_md professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $507.00 | $507.00 | $507.00 – $507.00 |
| 22 | Cigna hmo_kelseyseybold_professional professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $540.80 | $540.80 | $540.80 – $540.80 |
| 23 | Humana ppo_professional_md professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $561.08 | $561.08 | $561.08 – $561.08 |
| 24 | Cigna ppo_professional professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $574.60 | $574.60 | $574.60 – $574.60 |
| 25 | MultiPlan professional professional · fee schedule · both | $607.87 | $607.87 | $607.87 – $607.87 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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