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
MR BRAIN WO CON
Erie, PA
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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $2.2k is 292% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 87% 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, 34 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 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $271.29 | $271.29 | $271.29 – $271.29 |
| 2 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $273.95 | $273.95 | $273.95 – $273.95 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $279.27 | $279.27 | $279.27 – $279.27 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $284.59 | $284.59 | $284.59 – $284.59 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $287.22 – $287.22 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.25 | $287.25 | $287.25 – $287.25 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $287.25 | $287.25 | $287.25 – $287.25 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $363.83 | $363.83 | $182.96 – $544.69 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $388.25 | $388.25 | $388.25 – $388.25 |
| 10 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405.13 | $405.13 | $405.13 – $405.13 |
| 11 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $500.68 | $500.68 | $500.68 – $500.68 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $527.04 | $527.04 | $527.04 – $527.04 |
| 13 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $567.27 | $567.27 | $567.27 – $567.27 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,478 | $1,478 | $1,478 – $1,478 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,714 | $1,714 | $1,714 – $1,714 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,158 | $2,158 | $2,158 – $2,158 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,330 | $2,330 | $2,330 – $2,330 |
| 18 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,589 | $2,589 | $2,589 – $2,589 |
| 19 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,589 | $2,589 | $2,589 – $2,589 |
| 20 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,589 | $2,589 | $2,589 – $2,589 |
| 21 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,589 | $2,589 | $2,589 – $2,589 |
| 22 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,743 | $2,743 | $2,743 – $2,743 |
| 23 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,452 | $3,452 | $3,452 – $3,452 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,452 | $3,452 | $3,452 – $3,452 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,452 | $3,452 | $3,452 – $3,452 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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