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
MRI,Brain;W/O Contrast Material
Syracuse, NY
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Upstate University Hospital’s median price of $718 is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 56% 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, 14 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 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.04 | $286.04 | $286.04 – $286.04 |
| 2 | Optum medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.04 | $286.04 | $286.04 – $286.04 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $294.62 | $294.62 | $294.62 – $294.62 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $297.48 | $297.48 | $297.48 – $297.48 |
| 5 | Excellus academic institutions and municipalities in onondaga county facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $625.08 | $625.08 | $625.08 – $625.08 |
| 6 | Excellus commercial/small group and individual exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $637.87 | $637.87 | $637.87 – $637.87 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare essential plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,768 | $1,768 | $1,768 – $1,768 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,768 | $1,768 | $1,768 – $1,768 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,006 | $3,006 | $3,006 – $3,006 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,395 | $3,395 | $3,395 – $3,395 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,808 | $6,808 | $6,808 – $6,808 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,808 | $6,808 | $6,808 – $6,808 |
| 13 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,957 | $7,957 | $7,957 – $7,957 |
| 14 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,957 | $7,957 | $7,957 – $7,957 |
Last updated: Sep 5, 2026
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