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
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL $18,069.25 $625.80 – $3,509.21
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO $18,119.75 $198.02 – $828.27
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL $18,249.04 $828.27 – $3,240.44
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX $18,326.70 $278.66 – $820.98
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL $18,357.60 $1,922.00 – $3,240.44
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX $19,164.09 $278.66 – $820.98
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL $19,466.37 $828.27 – $3,197.17
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL $20,779.00 $828.27 – $3,296.05
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL $20,846.34 $828.27 – $3,140.01
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX $21,255.44 $278.66 – $828.61
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO $22,018.15 $204.67 – $828.27
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO $22,018.15 $204.67 – $3,326.02
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $210.82 – $788.03
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $206.69 – $1,074.00
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $206.69 – $1,074.00
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $828.27 – $3,296.05
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $828.27 – $3,192.11
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $828.27 – $3,096.78
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $828.27 – $3,015.24
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $198.02 – $828.27
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $203.84 – $828.27
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $190.53 – $828.27
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $273.09 – $763.70
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $195.52 – $828.27
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $273.09 – $828.61
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $341.20 – $750.33
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $274.48 – $1,046.00
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $1,046.00 – $1,046.00
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $278.66 – $278.66
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, TX not published $175.30 – $2,251.00
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $363.19 – $544.79
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $252.74 – $2,251.00
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL not published $1,006.77 – $1,006.77
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $536.61 – $621.34
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN not published $374.99 – $607.75
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD not published $1,215.50 – $1,215.50
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX not published $1,779.42 – $1,779.42
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $353.67 – $2,265.24
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $828.27 – $3,192.11
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $278.66 – $761.00
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $828.27 – $3,138.78
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $347.20 – $357.41
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $488.64 – $2,265.24
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $397.30 – $1,718.33
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $238.97 – $1,053.13
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $330.28 – $1,155.99
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $207.90 – $759.89
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $80.55 – $171.99
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $330.28 – $1,155.99

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