MRI chest without contrast cost at US hospitals
HC MRI Chest W/O Contrast · CPT 71550
$188.85
lowest cash price
$1,818.00
national median
$17,714.91
highest cash price
880
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $188.85–$17,714.91 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($2,345.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($4,453.54)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | $1,256.64 | $3,338.40 | $3,350.88 |
| Arizona | 22 | $251.08 | $372.34 | $4,811.87 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $561.60 | $1,018.21 | $2,506.00 |
| California | 90 | $197.64 | $2,184.00 | $7,798.92 |
| Colorado | 15 | $782.46 | $4,763.87 | $13,494.25 |
| Florida | 81 | $590.15 | $4,414.00 | $17,714.91 |
| Georgia | 25 | $1,288.79 | $1,810.38 | $3,674.99 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $927.36 | $927.36 | $1,822.50 |
| Illinois | 50 | $950.00 | $2,876.30 | $4,771.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $582.60 | $731.00 | $3,258.04 |
| Iowa | 23 | $972.00 | $1,621.10 | $4,402.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $1,360.40 | $4,435.77 | $14,667.86 |
| Kentucky | 18 | $581.69 | $3,243.60 | $3,763.20 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $598.00 | $598.00 | $598.00 |
| Maine | 7 | $2,181.10 | $2,387.95 | $2,554.55 |
| Maryland | 2 | $565.80 | $565.80 | $565.80 |
| Michigan | 27 | $233.59 | $1,902.00 | $3,458.00 |
| Minnesota | 19 | $820.99 | $2,652.80 | $3,237.60 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $313.50 | $876.00 | $1,312.29 |
| Missouri | 20 | $1,149.06 | $1,520.35 | $14,123.49 |
| Montana | 2 | $1,860.80 | $1,860.80 | $2,183.20 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $1,755.60 | $1,951.00 | $2,724.89 |
| Nevada | 3 | $878.63 | $972.93 | $1,080.30 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $3,883.20 | $3,883.20 | $3,883.20 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $188.85 | $284.66 | $694.08 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $286.04 | $286.04 | $6,747.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $1,525.00 | $2,258.28 | $4,343.12 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $2,322.40 | $2,649.60 | $3,102.40 |
| Ohio | 54 | $965.20 | $1,564.55 | $5,289.00 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | $901.97 | $1,310.87 | $2,977.00 |
| Oregon | 13 | $258.66 | $1,662.00 | $2,065.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | $457.00 | $1,699.20 | $6,214.20 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $717.00 | $1,878.00 | $11,583.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $2,736.00 | $2,800.00 | $3,689.60 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $495.32 | $604.95 | $12,534.72 |
| Texas | 109 | $667.39 | $1,746.00 | $14,794.04 |
| Virginia | 36 | $604.95 | $1,818.00 | $8,001.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $888.40 | $1,734.35 | $3,074.40 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $923.20 | $1,533.50 | $3,243.60 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | $708.51 | $2,110.00 | $3,382.50 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $800.94 | $2,196.25 | $2,479.07 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus | Loveland, CO | $799.02 | $235.93 – $1,966.50 |
| 39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County | STARKVILLE, MS | $799.36 | $184.20 – $711.65 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | $799.60 | $242.63 – $727.22 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $800.94 | $241.72 – $1,830.72 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City, TN | $802.40 | $192.03 – $441.44 |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | $805.92 | $211.11 – $1,068.00 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $820.99 | $220.12 – $1,474.00 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $820.99 | $220.12 – $1,474.00 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $820.99 | $220.12 – $1,474.00 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $841.32 | $229.56 – $3,197.98 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $841.32 | $232.31 – $3,197.98 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $841.32 | $229.56 – $3,197.98 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | $843.05 | $237.78 – $665.52 |
| UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | Ukiah, CA | $854.80 | $38.24 – $2,053.63 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $869.66 | $496.67 – $2,159.43 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi, CA | $875.77 | $38.16 – $3,135.73 |
| 62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle | Columbus, MS | $876.00 | $212.26 – $1,130.00 |
| San Martin Hospital | Las Vegas, NV | $878.63 | $118.62 – $2,957.34 |
| MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital | Yakima, WA | $888.40 | $284.65 – $2,600.00 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $888.66 | $232.31 – $1,441.45 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $897.00 | $208.35 – $1,317.59 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $897.12 | $208.35 – $1,273.66 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $901.97 | $91.34 – $919.72 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $901.97 | $91.34 – $964.27 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $901.97 | $91.34 – $953.19 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $901.97 | $91.34 – $953.19 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $901.97 | $91.34 – $831.27 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $901.97 | $91.34 – $225.99 |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $923.20 | not published |
| St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $925.06 | $307.13 – $1,584.00 |
| CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER | Kailua, HI | $927.36 | $281.87 – $5,071.50 |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | $947.28 | $206.70 – $602.87 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $950.00 | $255.69 – $414.22 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $950.00 | $250.32 – $414.22 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $950.00 | $250.32 – $414.22 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $950.00 | $255.69 – $414.22 |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic | Clifton Springs, NY | $956.04 | $217.55 – $271.94 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $964.53 | $385.99 – $2,459.73 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Kettering, OH | $965.20 | $235.10 – $631.61 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) | Miamisburg, OH | $965.20 | $236.56 – $635.54 |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) | Dayton, OH | $965.20 | $235.10 – $631.61 |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $965.20 | $235.10 – $631.61 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $965.20 | $233.84 – $628.23 |
| Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | $965.20 | $236.56 – $635.54 |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $965.20 | $233.84 – $628.23 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $972.00 | $63.91 – $240.50 |
| Siena Hospital | Henderson, NV | $972.93 | $118.62 – $2,957.34 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | $983.92 | $143.88 – $1,265.13 |
| 81-3257997 BMH Calhoun | Calhoun City, MS | $992.68 | $241.72 – $246.55 |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $993.84 | $211.52 – $215.75 |