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MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Coudersport, PA
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UPMC Cole’s median price of $720 is 26% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 56% 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, 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $230.42 | $230.42 | $230.42 – $230.42 |
| 2 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $354.49 | $354.49 | $354.49 – $354.49 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $411.30 | $411.30 | $411.30 – $411.30 |
| 4 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.56 | $451.56 | $451.56 – $451.56 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $456.12 | $456.12 | $456.12 – $456.12 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $456.12 | $456.12 | $456.12 – $456.12 |
| 7 | Humana medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $460.68 | $460.68 | $460.68 – $460.68 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.52 | $467.52 | $467.52 – $467.52 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.52 | $467.52 | $467.52 – $467.52 |
| 10 | Cigna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $478.93 | $478.93 | $478.93 – $478.93 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $496.85 | $496.85 | $496.85 – $496.85 |
| 12 | Highmark medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $651.60 | $651.60 | $651.60 – $651.60 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $719.91 | $719.91 | $719.91 – $719.91 |
| 14 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $719.91 | $719.91 | $719.91 – $719.91 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $876.63 | $876.63 | $876.63 – $876.63 |
| 16 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $876.63 | $876.63 | $876.63 – $876.63 |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo/auto facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 20 | MultiPlan ppo/auto facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 21 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 22 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,977 | $1,977 | $1,977 – $1,977 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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