Brain MRI (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI brain with contrast · CPT 70552

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Brain MRI (with contrast)

This is a brain MRI in which gadolinium dye is injected into a vein before the images are taken. Contrast makes tissue with a leaky blood supply light up, which is how tumors, abscesses and active inflammation are separated from the normal brain around them.

$287.17

lowest cash price

$2,267.23

national median

$22,018.15

highest cash price

912

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $287.17–$22,018.15 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$287.17

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$22,018.15

HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE — PARKER, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,846.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($6,500.85)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,969.80 $3,694.86 $5,072.34
Arizona 22 $433.29 $542.37 $3,439.92
Arkansas 7 $612.75 $1,671.09 $4,249.00
California 90 $531.36 $3,017.74 $8,359.64
Colorado 17 $547.31 $6,664.90 $22,018.15
Florida 80 $590.15 $6,016.25 $20,846.34
Georgia 25 $1,736.04 $1,983.93 $9,101.83
Hawaii 2 $884.80 $884.80 $1,965.00
Illinois 51 $1,035.21 $3,391.20 $4,768.80
Indiana 26 $582.60 $710.00 $3,556.25
Iowa 24 $1,164.15 $2,697.50 $4,166.02
Kansas 11 $1,376.00 $3,959.73 $16,294.17
Kentucky 23 $985.71 $3,556.25 $16,907.82
Louisiana 1 $713.96 $713.96 $713.96
Maine 7 $1,844.85 $2,725.05 $3,136.80
Maryland 2 $382.80 $382.80 $382.80
Michigan 27 $287.17 $2,949.00 $4,563.00
Minnesota 19 $719.28 $1,848.11 $3,405.60
Mississippi 11 $310.86 $998.66 $1,501.08
Missouri 20 $1,366.20 $1,920.05 $17,921.12
Montana 2 $2,014.40 $2,014.40 $2,432.80
Nebraska 13 $1,623.34 $1,695.96 $5,092.35
Nevada 3 $1,883.46 $2,095.31 $2,320.17
New Hampshire 1 $4,713.95 $4,713.95 $4,713.95
New Jersey 22 $390.30 $592.49 $1,728.00
New Mexico 2 $2,539.32 $2,539.32 $2,539.32
New York 23 $422.61 $422.61 $6,617.00
North Carolina 15 $1,592.50 $2,267.23 $5,604.00
North Dakota 4 $2,740.00 $3,088.80 $3,248.00
Ohio 53 $1,238.80 $1,987.50 $5,833.80
Oklahoma 16 $985.40 $1,927.75 $3,844.00
Oregon 13 $315.90 $1,600.50 $2,256.75
Pennsylvania 31 $635.50 $2,854.80 $8,004.00
South Carolina 12 $809.50 $2,375.50 $5,004.00
South Dakota 6 $3,142.40 $3,202.40 $3,430.40
Tennessee 37 $566.44 $667.59 $14,517.67
Texas 114 $795.06 $2,504.25 $21,255.44
Virginia 38 $636.75 $2,548.50 $13,740.00
Washington 32 $837.72 $1,815.60 $3,413.20
West Virginia 16 $1,066.00 $1,800.00 $3,649.80
Wisconsin 33 $965.58 $2,210.00 $5,610.68
Wyoming 4 $1,000.86 $1,595.96 $1,788.41

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $300.95
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $2,504.25 $461.69 – $498.63
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $2,504.25 $278.66 – $306.53
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $2,510.95 $74.29 – $2,618.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $2,534.27 $453.77 – $4,513.08
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $2,536.95 $162.10 – $1,164.82
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $2,539.32 $346.06 – $484.48
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $2,543.45 $426.23 – $468.85
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $7,211.20
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $7,211.20
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $7,211.20
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $357.41
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $7,211.20
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $2,213.89
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $2,548.50 $347.20 – $7,211.20
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $2,551.85 $448.71 – $1,074.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $2,554.03 $278.66 – $3,192.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $2,554.03 $278.66 – $3,831.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $2,554.03 $494.01 – $3,405.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $2,554.03 $278.66 – $3,831.05
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $2,563.00 $254.15 – $1,865.70
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $2,572.20 $50.29 – $700.00
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $2,584.30 $1,502.00 – $4,012.47
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $2,586.00 $304.83 – $1,371.07
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $2,591.82 $179.97 – $1,444.47
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $2,591.82 $356.43 – $1,513.40
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $2,591.82 $179.97 – $1,444.47
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $2,591.82 $186.59 – $1,444.47
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $2,592.80 $388.77 – $1,374.66
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $2,613.96 $139.93 – $828.27
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $2,613.96 $139.93 – $828.27
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $2,615.40 $372.90 – $1,491.78
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $2,635.10 $159.07 – $1,722.45
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $2,647.06 $78.55 – $1,910.18

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