Brain MRI (with contrast) cost at US hospitals
MRI brain with contrast · CPT 70552
$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.
Most expensive published cash price
$22,018.15
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE — PARKER, COMedian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County | STARKVILLE, MS | $998.40 | $271.40 – $1,343.64 |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | $998.66 | $311.90 – $1,068.00 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $1,000.86 | $357.13 – $2,287.68 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | $1,009.60 | $383.93 – $1,678.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $1,020.74 | $283.71 – $652.20 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | $1,035.21 | $215.85 – $2,142.32 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $1,050.00 | $373.86 – $605.65 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $1,050.00 | $366.01 – $605.65 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $1,050.00 | $366.01 – $605.65 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $1,050.00 | $373.86 – $605.65 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington, KY | $1,055.23 | $526.18 – $2,038.40 |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $1,066.00 | not published |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston, SC | $1,069.50 | $324.48 – $468.33 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg, SC | $1,069.50 | $324.48 – $356.93 |
| 81-3257997 BMH Calhoun | Calhoun City, MS | $1,070.16 | $357.13 – $364.27 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $1,082.59 | $618.28 – $2,688.14 |
| Banner Payson Medical Center | Payson, AZ | $1,083.75 | $241.82 – $1,912.50 |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | $1,111.20 | $305.39 – $890.71 |
| TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Templeton, CA | $1,111.46 | $447.92 – $20,641.40 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | $1,148.00 | $238.97 – $1,053.13 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix, AZ | $1,148.90 | $291.82 – $4,098.89 |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital | Gassaway, WV | $1,156.00 | not published |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $1,159.50 | not published |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $1,164.15 | $312.99 – $1,791.00 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,166.88 | $8.80 – $1,586.54 |
| UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | Ukiah, CA | $1,210.60 | $46.58 – $2,458.68 |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $1,214.42 | $312.52 – $318.77 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $1,238.80 | $341.91 – $918.57 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) | Miamisburg, OH | $1,238.80 | $345.89 – $929.26 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Kettering, OH | $1,238.80 | $343.75 – $923.51 |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $1,238.80 | $341.91 – $918.57 |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) | Dayton, OH | $1,238.80 | $343.75 – $923.51 |
| Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | $1,238.80 | $345.89 – $929.26 |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $1,238.80 | $343.75 – $923.51 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa, AZ | $1,239.20 | $291.82 – $4,098.89 |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $1,243.20 | $319.01 – $1,657.60 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle, WA | $1,271.04 | $403.99 – $1,737.42 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah, WA | $1,271.04 | $405.13 – $1,794.70 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle, WA | $1,271.04 | $403.99 – $1,794.70 |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) | Luling, TX | $1,276.20 | $240.19 – $2,706.62 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $1,300.67 | $520.51 – $3,316.95 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn, IL | $1,310.00 | $539.81 – $2,300.93 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $1,318.88 | $259.86 – $860.15 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,318.88 | $259.86 – $889.81 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $1,318.88 | $215.74 – $860.15 |
| 45-2896080 MBMC Leake | Carthage, MS | $1,332.90 | $312.52 – $318.77 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,342.80 | $302.68 – $1,639.51 |
| MultiCare Deaconess Hospital | Spokane, WA | $1,342.80 | $304.84 – $1,643.20 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $1,365.18 | $781.35 – $2,577.12 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City, MO | $1,366.20 | $347.51 – $628.99 |