MRI chest w IV cont cost at US hospitals
HC MRI CHEST W IV CONT · CPT 71551
$287.17
lowest cash price
$2,249.10
national median
$21,400.50
highest cash price
675
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $287.17–$21,400.50 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($2,822.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($7,235.79)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $1,600.20 | $1,600.20 | $3,520.92 |
| Arizona | 21 | $313.84 | $465.43 | $5,487.84 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $612.75 | $1,378.00 | $2,951.00 |
| California | 83 | $554.37 | $2,340.00 | $8,668.66 |
| Colorado | 17 | $978.26 | $5,954.83 | $21,400.50 |
| Florida | 80 | $1,333.60 | $7,262.00 | $18,357.60 |
| Georgia | 24 | $1,122.44 | $3,370.00 | $4,050.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $961.60 | $961.60 | $2,062.50 |
| Illinois | 50 | $1,310.00 | $3,368.16 | $4,771.20 |
| Indiana | 25 | $582.60 | $2,552.40 | $3,301.71 |
| Iowa | 17 | $1,072.80 | $1,790.40 | $3,826.41 |
| Kansas | 11 | $1,500.80 | $2,152.15 | $16,134.78 |
| Kentucky | 14 | $640.67 | $2,841.60 | $3,301.71 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $838.50 | $838.50 | $838.50 |
| Maine | 7 | $2,822.25 | $2,827.60 | $3,136.80 |
| Michigan | 27 | $287.17 | $1,148.00 | $3,280.80 |
| Minnesota | 19 | $1,003.30 | $2,541.06 | $3,609.60 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $817.00 | $857.85 | $1,838.25 |
| Missouri | 16 | $1,304.16 | $1,415.15 | $15,540.27 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 12 | $1,845.09 | $1,922.76 | $3,170.50 |
| Nevada | 3 | $1,310.57 | $1,350.38 | $1,451.22 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $4,655.10 | $4,655.10 | $4,655.10 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $457.95 | $833.19 | $930.42 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $934.93 | $934.93 | $7,597.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $1,832.00 | $2,424.00 | $2,424.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $3,218.40 | $3,218.40 | $3,218.40 |
| Ohio | 50 | $1,093.60 | $2,169.70 | $3,992.95 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | $927.41 | $927.41 | $3,232.00 |
| Oregon | 10 | $305.64 | $1,102.56 | $3,763.80 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | $809.50 | $3,329.40 | $8,004.00 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $912.00 | $1,203.50 | $9,777.00 |
| South Dakota | 6 | $3,175.20 | $3,200.00 | $3,504.00 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $497.56 | $636.75 | $9,488.06 |
| Texas | 116 | $796.80 | $2,182.29 | $15,280.39 |
| Virginia | 32 | $636.75 | $2,091.50 | $7,226.87 |
| Washington | 32 | $1,124.04 | $2,117.60 | $3,623.20 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $1,276.50 | $1,886.00 | $3,243.60 |
| Wisconsin | 25 | $1,688.58 | $2,210.00 | $3,721.30 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $1,001.28 | $2,745.69 | $3,099.27 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $769.26 – $1,716.48 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $81.45 – $164.70 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $771.39 – $1,511.93 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $862.80 – $2,260.04 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $786.29 – $1,541.13 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $796.24 – $1,473.04 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $777.19 – $1,716.48 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $796.24 – $1,473.04 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $410.18 – $1,380.32 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $793.05 – $1,716.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $215.74 – $1,380.32 |
| 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 | $215.74 – $1,380.32 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $238.97 – $1,661.45 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $893.41 – $893.41 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $781.10 – $1,405.98 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $215.74 – $1,380.32 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $238.97 – $1,661.45 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $730.66 – $2,045.85 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $434.27 – $1,681.05 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $683.27 – $1,661.20 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $781.10 – $1,405.98 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $730.66 – $2,045.85 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $781.10 – $1,171.65 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $789.56 – $1,184.34 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $300.42 – $2,944.16 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $893.41 – $893.41 |
| 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 – $2,877.54 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | not published | $635.41 – $1,346.45 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $796.24 – $1,473.04 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | not published | $789.08 – $1,459.80 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | not published | $796.24 – $1,473.04 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $3,172.62 – $3,172.62 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | not published | $701.93 – $1,366.30 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $703.74 – $2,251.00 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $512.82 – $1,766.07 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $766.34 – $3,812.59 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | not published | $545.17 – $1,360.90 |
| CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER | Independence, MO | not published | $415.56 – $1,074.00 |
| Adventhealth Fish Memorial | Orange City, FL | not published | $677.87 – $1,558.02 |
| Adventhealth Dade City | Dade City, FL | not published | $818.63 – $1,855.59 |
| HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL | BRADENTON, FL | not published | $1,609.16 – $4,609.86 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $380.82 – $1,427.92 |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. | Chilton, WI | not published | $87.37 – $210.95 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland, OR | not published | $300.42 – $2,944.16 |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | not published | $435.95 – $1,613.46 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia, WA | not published | $907.77 – $4,241.51 |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park | Overland Park, KS | not published | $693.02 – $2,152.32 |