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
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $582.60 $64.01 – $700.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $586.67 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $590.15 $347.73 – $1,084.00
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $590.15 $351.31 – $1,111.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $590.15 $344.14 – $1,111.00
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $591.17 $348.14 – $1,811.65
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $592.49 $327.00 – $3,493.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $599.94 $72.99 – $2,272.50
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $606.90 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $606.90 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $610.93 $152.96 – $2,917.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $612.75 $310.67 – $654.04
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $624.68 $217.92 – $786.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $628.92 $241.82 – $2,795.20
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $635.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $635.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $635.50 $183.51 – $2,483.69
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $635.50 $352.78 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $635.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $635.50 $343.57 – $2,225.60
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $636.75 $156.90 – $709.70
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $636.75 $340.39 – $742.05
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $636.75 $316.76 – $690.54
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $636.75 $325.55 – $709.70
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $636.75 $261.50 – $794.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $636.75 $316.52 – $759.66
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $636.75 $261.50 – $794.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $636.75 $217.92 – $690.02
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $636.75 $316.52 – $690.02
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $636.75 $340.39 – $742.05
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $636.75 $217.92 – $816.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $636.75 $340.39 – $742.05
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $645.39 $241.82 – $2,272.50
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $647.36 $238.64 – $1,820.70
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $664.40 $358.48 – $1,678.00
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $667.59 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $667.59 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $667.59 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $667.59 $198.87 – $1,820.70
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $678.53 $144.46 – $1,037.77
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $697.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $697.50 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $701.50 $757.16 – $864.55
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $702.50 $369.11 – $823.00
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $708.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $710.00 $369.11 – $799.03
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $713.96 $332.92 – $2,251.00
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $716.94 $447.92 – $10,355.80
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $718.00 $757.16 – $864.55
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $719.02 $326.00 – $2,072.00

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