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MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE
Seattle, WA
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Virginia Mason Medical Center’s median price of $271 is 53% below the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 17% 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: 10 payers, 46 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 advantage ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $22.93 | $22.93 | $22.93 – $22.93 |
| 2 | MultiPlan medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $184.31 | $184.31 | $184.31 – $184.31 |
| 3 | Regence medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $223.81 | $223.81 | $223.81 – $223.81 |
| 4 | Humana choicecare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $226.45 | $226.45 | $226.45 – $226.45 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $226.45 | $226.45 | $226.45 – $226.45 |
| 6 | Kaiser hp medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $226.45 | $226.45 | $226.45 – $226.45 |
| 7 | Optum medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $226.45 | $226.45 | $226.45 – $226.45 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $226.45 | $226.45 | $226.45 – $226.45 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $229.24 | $229.24 | $229.24 – $229.24 |
| 10 | MultiPlan medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $235.75 | $235.75 | $235.75 – $235.75 |
| 11 | Premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $235.75 | $235.75 | $235.75 – $235.75 |
| 12 | Regence medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.33 | $247.33 | $247.33 – $247.33 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $254.63 | $254.63 | $254.63 – $254.63 |
| 14 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $263.30 | $263.30 | $263.30 – $263.30 |
| 15 | Kaiser hp medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $263.30 | $263.30 | $263.30 – $263.30 |
| 16 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $263.30 | $263.30 | $263.30 – $263.30 |
| 17 | Premera medicare advantage hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $263.30 | $263.30 | $263.30 – $263.30 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $263.30 | $263.30 | $263.30 – $263.30 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $271.20 | $271.20 | $271.20 – $271.20 |
| 20 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $276.47 | $276.47 | $276.47 – $276.47 |
| 21 | Regence uniform medical plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $382.12 | $382.12 | $382.12 – $382.12 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $437.84 | $437.84 | $86.92 – $788.76 |
| 23 | Premera commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $452.20 | $452.20 | $452.20 – $452.20 |
| 24 | Regence commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $507.13 | $507.13 | $507.13 – $507.13 |
| 25 | Regence uniform medical plan facility · case rate · outpatient | $631.46 | $631.46 | $631.46 – $631.46 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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