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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
Lititz, PA
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UPMC Lititz’s median price of $429 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 38% 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: 7 payers, 20 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 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $229.84 | $229.84 | $229.84 – $229.84 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $242.14 | $242.14 | $242.14 – $242.14 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $243.77 | $243.77 | $243.77 – $243.77 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248.41 | $248.41 | $248.41 – $248.41 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $319.60 | $319.60 | $58.60 – $580.60 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $352.39 | $352.39 | $352.39 – $352.39 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $428.76 | $428.76 | $428.76 – $428.76 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $571.70 | $571.70 | $428.76 – $714.63 |
| 9 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $597.65 | $597.65 | $109.58 – $1,086 |
| 10 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $628.02 | $628.02 | $115.15 – $1,141 |
| 11 | Highmark commercial - children's health insurance facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $686.31 | $686.31 | $686.31 – $686.31 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $711.11 | $711.11 | $130.38 – $1,292 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $730.24 | $730.24 | $730.24 – $730.24 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $747.86 | $747.86 | $137.12 – $1,359 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $749.63 | $749.63 | $137.45 – $1,362 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $749.63 | $749.63 | $137.45 – $1,362 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,176 | $1,176 | $215.65 – $2,137 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,358 | $1,358 | $249.05 – $2,468 |
| 20 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,358 | $1,358 | $249.05 – $2,468 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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