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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Charlottesville, VA
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University of Virginia Medical Center’s median price of $239 is 58% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 10% 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: 12 payers, 24 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 uvamc & uvachm & uvapw & uvahm - tricare fee schedule · both | $135.89 | $135.89 | $135.89 – $135.89 |
| 2 | Aetna uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 3 | Anthem uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 5 | Humana uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 6 | Kaiser uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 7 | Molina uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 8 | Optum uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uvamc - managed medicare (various) other · both | $239.38 | $239.38 | $239.38 – $239.38 |
| 10 | Aetna uvamc - aetna (comm. book of business) fee schedule · both | $330.87 | $330.87 | $330.87 – $330.87 |
| 11 | Anthem uvamc - anthem exchange other · both | $539.88 | $539.88 | $539.88 – $539.88 |
| 12 | Cigna uvamc - cigna (new business) fee schedule · both | $584.48 | $584.48 | $584.48 – $584.48 |
| 13 | Cigna uvamc - cigna (oap) fee schedule · both | $649.42 | $649.42 | $649.42 – $649.42 |
| 14 | Anthem uvamc - anthem (ppo par hmo) other · both | $714.89 | $714.89 | $714.89 – $714.89 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uvamc - anthem (ppo par hmo) other · both | $714.89 | $714.89 | $714.89 – $714.89 |
| 16 | Cigna uvamc - cigna (ppo) fee schedule · both | $733.82 | $733.82 | $733.82 – $733.82 |
| 17 | Aetna uvamc - aetna uva preferred per diem · both | $1,928 | $1,928 | $1,928 – $1,928 |
| 18 | Aetna uvamc - aetna (ifp) per diem · both | $2,111 | $2,111 | $2,111 – $2,111 |
| 19 | Optum uvamc - optum (bh) percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,178 | $2,178 | $2,178 – $2,178 |
| 20 | Aetna uvamc - aetna small business per diem · both | $2,290 | $2,290 | $2,290 – $2,290 |
| 21 | First Health uvamc - misc. (first health) percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,977 | $2,977 | $2,977 – $2,977 |
| 22 | MultiPlan uvamc - misc. (multiplan) percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,086 | $3,086 | $3,086 – $3,086 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare uvamc - united (all payer) per diem · both | $3,649 | $3,649 | $3,649 – $3,649 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare uvamc - united (options ppo) per diem · both | $5,134 | $5,134 | $5,134 – $5,134 |
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
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