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HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast
York, PA
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UPMC Memorial’s median price of $449 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 40% 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, 19 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 | $241.76 | $241.76 | $241.76 – $241.76 |
| 2 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $243.38 | $243.38 | $243.38 – $243.38 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248.02 | $248.02 | $248.02 – $248.02 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $319.60 | $319.60 | $58.60 – $580.60 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $352.39 | $352.39 | $352.39 – $352.39 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $428.76 | $428.76 | $428.76 – $428.76 |
| 7 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $462.35 | $462.35 | $462.35 – $462.35 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.27 | $598.27 | $428.76 – $767.78 |
| 9 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $659.98 | $659.98 | $121.01 – $1,199 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $767.04 | $767.04 | $140.64 – $1,393 |
| 11 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $779.82 | $779.82 | $142.98 – $1,417 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $816.87 | $816.87 | $816.87 – $816.87 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $907.66 | $907.66 | $166.42 – $1,649 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,176 | $1,176 | $215.65 – $2,137 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,122 | $2,122 | $2,122 – $2,122 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,122 | $2,122 | $2,122 – $2,122 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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