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HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MD
Somerset, PA
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UPMC Somerset’s median price of $371 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 31% 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: 6 payers, 16 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 community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $228.15 | $228.15 | $228.15 – $228.15 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $230.45 | $230.45 | $230.45 – $230.45 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $230.45 | $230.45 | $230.45 – $230.45 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248.86 | $248.86 | $248.86 – $248.86 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $309.35 | $309.35 | $309.35 – $309.35 |
| 6 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $341.78 | $341.78 | $341.78 – $341.78 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $387.58 | $387.58 | $387.58 – $387.58 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $432.60 | $432.60 | $432.60 – $432.60 |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $433.15 | $433.15 | $433.15 – $433.15 |
| 10 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $561.53 | $561.53 | $561.53 – $561.53 |
| 11 | Aetna tpa/carrier facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $639.20 | $639.20 | $117.20 – $1,161 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $688.74 | $688.74 | $126.28 – $1,251 |
| 13 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $799.00 | $799.00 | $146.50 – $1,452 |
| 14 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,039 | $1,039 | $190.45 – $1,887 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,199 | $1,199 | $219.75 – $2,177 |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,199 | $1,199 | $219.75 – $2,177 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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