How much does brain mri cost?

Brain MRI cash prices on cleartau range from $524 to $4,654 (10th–90th percentile) across 3150 US hospitals, with a median of $1,880. Individual hospital prices vary widely; the per-hospital table below shows the spread.

What's typically billed separately for brain mri?

These components are usually billed by a different provider on a separate invoice: radiologist interpretation. They're still part of the episode of care.

How does the brain mri package price get calculated?

Cleartau sums per-component representative prices across the procedure, facility, anesthesia, and (where applicable) implant lines. The package median equals the sum of per-component medians; min and max work the same way. When a hospital publishes a formula (e.g. "150% of Medicare") instead of a dollar amount, the formula is resolved against the matching CMS fee schedule before aggregation.

PackagesOutpatient

Brain MRI

MRI scan of the brain.

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. With-and-without-contrast (70553) typically runs higher than without-contrast (70551). The radiologist's interpretation is usually billed under a separate code unless the hospital reports a packaged price.

Typical cost

Cash · across 3150 hospitals

$1,880median

$524 – $4,654 (10th–90th percentile)

Negotiated · across 8 hospitals

$2,121median

$266 – $2,828 (10th–90th percentile)

Across hospitals with published core package prices plus CMS benchmarks where physician, anesthesia, or pathology components are usually billed separately. Partial estimates that cannot be completed this way are excluded.

What's included

Each component is a category of charge that contributes to the total bill. Items marked “billed separately” are still part of the episode, but you'll receive that bill from a different provider.

MRI brain scan
Base procedure
CPT 70551 · CPT 70552 · CPT 70553
Radiologist interpretation
ProfessionalBilled separately
The radiologist's read. Often a separate professional fee.
CPT 70551-26
Medicare professional benchmark: $69 facility / $69 non-facility (CMS PFS 2026)
IV contrast agent
Drug / contrastOptional
Only applies to contrast variants; billed as a separate line item.

Provider prices — cash

Showing 50 of 3150 hospitals - nationwide

Median cash-pay price across components that hospitals have published for this package. Completeness reflects how many of the package's expected components had matching data. Partial rows missing only a benchmarked professional component show a separate published-plus-CMS estimate. Public pages show up to 50 hospitals at a time; use ZIP search to narrow the list.

Hospital	Median	Range	Completeness
Rehabilitation Institute of MichiganPartial: 1 of 2	$119published + CMS	-	50%
Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GAPartial: 1 of 2	$160published + CMS	-	50%
Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$174published + CMS	-	50%
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas, NVPartial: 1 of 2	$201published + CMS	-	50%
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas, NVPartial: 1 of 2	$214published + CMS	-	50%
Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, MEPartial: 1 of 2	$214published + CMS	-	50%
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CAPartial: 1 of 2	$221published + CMS	-	50%
Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing, MIPartial: 1 of 2	$231published + CMS	-	50%
E.w. Sparrow Hospital -St. LawrencePartial: 1 of 2	$231published + CMS	-	50%
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LAPartial: 1 of 2	$231published + CMS	-	50%
Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, MOPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
West Tennessee Healthcare Milan HospitalMilan, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
Volunteer Community HospitalMartin, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
West Tennessee Healthcare Camden HospitalCamden, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar HospitalBolivar, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$234published + CMS	-	50%
Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, COPartial: 1 of 2	$236published + CMS	-	50%
Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau, MNPartial: 1 of 2	$238published + CMS	-	50%
Cannon Memorial HospitalPickens, SCPartial: 1 of 2	$250published + CMS	-	50%
Anmed HealthAnderson, SCPartial: 1 of 2	$250published + CMS	-	50%
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAPartial: 1 of 2	$257published + CMS	-	50%
Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CAPartial: 1 of 2	$259published + CMS	-	50%
Kingman Healthcare CenterKingman, KSPartial: 1 of 2	$260published + CMS	-	50%
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield, CAPartial: 1 of 2	$262published + CMS	-	50%
Northbay Vacavalley HospitalPartial: 1 of 2	$262published + CMS	-	50%
Carepartners Rehabilitation HospitalPartial: 1 of 2	$269published + CMS	-	50%
Northern Colorado Long Term Acute HospitalPartial: 1 of 2	$270published + CMS	-	50%
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas, NVPartial: 1 of 2	$270published + CMS	-	50%
Pampa Regional Medical CenterPampa, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$272published + CMS	-	50%
Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$273published + CMS	-	50%
Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare TransplantPartial: 1 of 2	$273published + CMS	-	50%
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, ALPartial: 1 of 2	$276published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
Corpus Christi Medical Center NorthwestPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
Womans Hospital of Texas,theHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcallen, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
St. David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
Corpus Christi Medical Center,theCorpus Christi, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
Texas Orthopedic HospitalHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
North Austin Medical CenterAustin, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$277published + CMS	-	50%

Provider prices — negotiated

Showing 8 hospitals - NJ, NY

Lowest negotiated rate the hospital or insurer has published for this package. Each row is labeled with its source — Hospital MRF or Payer Transparency in Coverage file. Use the insurer selector to switch between the cross-payer rollup and per-insurer rates. Rows from TiC files older than 3 months are dimmed. Partial rows missing only a benchmarked professional component show a separate published-plus-CMS estimate. Public pages show a comparison-sized sample; bulk provider exports belong in the data API.

Insurer:

Hospital	Min negotiated	Payer types	Completeness
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartial	$266published + CMS	BCBSCommercialMedicaid MCO	50%
NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartial	$340published + CMS	BCBSCommercialMedicaid MCO	50%
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartial	$344published + CMS	CommercialMedicaid MCO	50%
NYU Langone Health - SuffolkPatchogue, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$2,066published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone Hospital Long IslandMineola, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$2,177published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone Hospital BrooklynBrooklyn, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$2,210published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$2,659published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$2,828published + CMS	—	50%

Common questions

How much does brain mri cost?: Brain MRI cash prices on cleartau range from $524 to $4,654 (10th–90th percentile) across 3150 US hospitals, with a median of $1,880. Individual hospital prices vary widely; the per-hospital table below shows the spread.
What's included in the brain mri package?: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. With-and-without-contrast (70553) typically runs higher than without-contrast (70551). The radiologist's interpretation is usually billed under a separate code unless the hospital reports a packaged price.
What's typically billed separately for brain mri?: These components are usually billed by a different provider on a separate invoice: radiologist interpretation. They're still part of the episode of care.
How does the brain mri package price get calculated?: Cleartau sums per-component representative prices across the procedure, facility, anesthesia, and (where applicable) implant lines. The package median equals the sum of per-component medians; min and max work the same way. When a hospital publishes a formula (e.g. "150% of Medicare") instead of a dollar amount, the formula is resolved against the matching CMS fee schedule before aggregation.

Also known as

brain mri package · head mri package · mri brain package

Looking for individual billing codes? See the Brain MRI clinical concept for raw-code price comparisons.

Typical cost

What's included

MRI brain scan

Radiologist interpretation

IV contrast agent

Provider prices — cash

Provider prices — negotiated

Common questions

Also known as