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 W CON
Erie, PA
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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $2.2k is 189% above the median hospital's median price ($776), higher than 84% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 70552. 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $401 | $401 | — | — | — | $401 – $401 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405 | $405 | — | — | — | $405 – $405 |
| 4 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407 | $407 | — | — | — | $407 – $407 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $413 | $413 | — | — | — | $413 – $413 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $420 | $420 | — | — | — | $420 – $420 |
| 7 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $424 | $424 | — | — | — | $424 – $424 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $424 | $424 | — | — | — | $424 – $424 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $424 | $424 | — | — | — | $424 – $424 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $488 | $488 | $268 | 55% | — | $220 – $755 |
| 11 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $529 | $529 | — | — | — | $529 – $529 |
| 13 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $681 | $681 | — | — | — | $681 – $681 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 18 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 19 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 20 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 21 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 22 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 23 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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