Contrast x-ray of brain cost at US hospitals
Contrast x-ray of brain · CPT 70015
$127.68
lowest cash price
$1,077.92
national median
$9,642.56
highest cash price
257
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $127.68–$9,642.56 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($925.92) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,036.06)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 7 | $315.62 | $375.81 | $436.00 |
| California | 52 | $538.75 | $2,200.80 | $2,277.60 |
| Colorado | 13 | $7,608.00 | $7,608.00 | $7,608.00 |
| Florida | 70 | $309.40 | $6,841.46 | $9,642.56 |
| Georgia | 24 | $390.78 | $390.78 | $390.78 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $2,064.75 | $2,064.75 | $2,064.75 |
| Illinois | 31 | $329.60 | $900.00 | $1,445.40 |
| Indiana | 25 | $3,125.30 | $3,125.30 | $3,125.30 |
| Iowa | 13 | $329.60 | $329.60 | $1,302.36 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 8 | $1,261.20 | $3,125.30 | $3,125.30 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 24 | $127.68 | $1,077.92 | $2,622.40 |
| Minnesota | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Mississippi | 2 | $523.02 | $523.02 | $568.50 |
| Missouri | 14 | $614.35 | $981.75 | $981.75 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 1 | $1,257.82 | $1,257.82 | $1,257.82 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $1,836.75 | $1,836.75 | $1,836.75 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $863.44 | $874.49 | $930.42 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $934.93 | $934.93 | $3,908.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $897.88 | $897.88 | $1,062.50 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $344.00 | $344.00 | $416.80 |
| Ohio | 51 | $755.40 | $1,497.20 | $3,852.55 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $894.85 | $894.85 | $894.85 |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $4,984.80 | $4,984.80 | $4,984.80 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $505.00 | $838.50 | $838.50 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $1,654.40 | $1,654.40 | $1,654.40 |
| Tennessee | 27 | $321.60 | $321.60 | $321.60 |
| Texas | 123 | $336.00 | $1,336.32 | $7,528.72 |
| Virginia | 22 | $321.60 | $1,217.50 | $1,245.00 |
| Washington | 23 | $1,332.12 | $2,720.00 | $3,889.20 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | $880.00 | $915.00 | $915.00 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $300.52 – $1,716.48 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $300.52 – $1,716.48 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $56.24 – $113.87 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $300.52 – $1,716.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $99.30 – $1,089.31 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $38.37 – $1,089.31 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $328.39 – $1,716.48 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $207.57 – $1,054.94 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $106.77 – $1,054.49 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $328.38 – $1,716.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $57.33 – $1,089.31 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $207.57 – $1,054.94 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $321.42 – $1,716.48 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $86.89 – $1,470.75 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $207.57 – $1,054.94 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $107.29 – $1,054.94 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $781.10 – $1,405.98 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $781.10 – $1,405.98 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $38.37 – $1,089.31 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $86.89 – $185.00 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $167.66 – $1,405.98 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $76.08 – $93.77 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $76.08 – $280.26 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $76.08 – $542.92 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $76.08 – $1,810.98 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $76.08 – $1,690.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $38.37 – $1,089.31 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $86.89 – $1,470.75 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $76.08 – $3,006.08 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $217.40 – $2,045.85 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $17.23 – $387.49 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $17.23 – $387.49 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $699.99 – $1,996.22 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $109.14 – $1,681.05 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $699.99 – $2,968.38 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | not published | $146.18 – $1,718.25 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $167.66 – $1,405.98 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $217.40 – $2,045.85 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $17.23 – $387.49 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $296.01 – $1,171.65 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $789.56 – $1,184.34 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | not published | $755.87 – $755.87 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $109.28 – $2,944.16 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $781.10 – $1,405.98 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $592.21 – $789.61 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $571.09 – $978.49 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | not published | $840.06 – $882.07 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $56.24 – $113.87 |
| Adventhealth Redmond | Rome, GA | not published | $154.07 – $2,264.98 |
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio, TX | not published | $136.66 – $980.02 |