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HC MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye
Cary, NC
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WakeMed Cary Hospital’s median price of $1.2k is 108% above the median hospital's median price ($573), higher than 69% 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: 9 payers, 27 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 facility · case rate · outpatient | $233.67 | $233.67 | $233.67 – $233.67 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $233.67 | $233.67 | $233.67 – $233.67 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $280.40 | $280.40 | $280.40 – $280.40 |
| 4 | Ambetter exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $285.24 | $285.24 | $285.24 – $285.24 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $360.32 | $360.32 | $206.79 – $513.84 |
| 6 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $526.43 | $526.43 | $526.43 – $526.43 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $829.18 | $829.18 | $829.18 – $829.18 |
| 8 | Aetna narrow network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $861.00 | $861.00 | $861.00 – $861.00 |
| 9 | Cigna exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,042 | $1,042 | $1,042 – $1,042 |
| 10 | Ambetter exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,345 | $1,345 | $1,345 – $1,345 |
| 11 | Aetna preferred facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,581 | $1,581 | $1,581 – $1,581 |
| 12 | Aetna narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,595 | $1,595 | $1,595 – $1,595 |
| 13 | First Health coventry carelink facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,766 | $1,766 | $1,766 – $1,766 |
| 15 | Aetna preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,773 | $1,773 | $1,773 – $1,773 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,808 | $1,808 | $1,808 – $1,808 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,162 | $2,162 | $2,162 – $2,162 |
| 18 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,411 | $2,411 | $2,411 – $2,411 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,552 | $2,552 | $2,552 – $2,552 |
| 20 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,659 | $2,659 | $2,659 – $2,659 |
| 21 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,836 | $2,836 | $2,836 – $2,836 |
| 22 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,836 | $2,836 | $2,836 – $2,836 |
| 23 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,971 | $2,971 | $2,971 – $2,971 |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,120 | $3,120 | $3,120 – $3,120 |
| 25 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,120 | $3,120 | $3,120 – $3,120 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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