SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 48 facilities across 34 cities for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
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| Mercy Medical Center
AURORA, IL PITUITARY W/O CONTRAST |
$254.00 | $5,623.00 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Saint Francis Hospital
EVANSTON, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$254.00 | $2,851.00 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Mercy Medical Center
AURORA, IL BRAIN W/O CONTRAST |
$254.00 | $5,792.00 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Mercy Medical Center
AURORA, IL STROKE MRI HEAS W/O>24 |
$254.00 | $5,792.00 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Mercy Medical Center
AURORA, IL STROKE MRI HEAD W/O<24 |
$254.00 | $5,792.00 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Mercy Medical Center
AURORA, IL IAC W/O CONTRAST |
$254.00 | $5,792.00 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO, IL MRI scan of brain without contrast |
$302.84 | $597.00 | 49% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
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| HUMBOLDT PARK HEALTH
NORTH FRANCISCO CHICAGO, IL MRI scan of brain without contrast |
$550.66 | $1,966.65 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 file |
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| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
MELROSE PARK, IL MR Scan Brain/Head WO/Cont |
$752.78 | $3,962.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Loyola University Medical Center
MAYWOOD, IL MR Scan Brain/Head WO/Cont |
$911.26 | $3,962.00 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network
CHICAGO, IL HC MRI BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONT |
$940.83 | $2,851.00 | 67% | — file |
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| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network
CHICAGO, IL HC MRI PITUITARY WO CONT |
$940.83 | $2,851.00 | 67% | — file |
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| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network
CHICAGO, IL HC MRI IAC WO CONT |
$940.83 | $2,851.00 | 67% | — file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale
HINSDALE, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange
LA GRANGE, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook
BOLINGBROOK, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook
BOLINGBROOK, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale
HINSDALE, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange
LA GRANGE, IL HC MRI BRAIN |
$950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Advocate Christ Medical Center
OAK LAWN, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn
OAK LAWN, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn
OAK LAWN, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Christ Medical Center
OAK LAWN, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| COMMUNITY FIRST HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS INC
CHICAGO, IL MRI scan of brain without contrast |
$1,330.13 | $2,660.25 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
CHICAGO, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,350.00 | $2,700.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
CHICAGO, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,350.00 | $2,700.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC
CHICAGO, IL MRI Brain w/o Contrast |
$1,399.99 | $4,117.62 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 file |
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| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC
CHICAGO, IL MRI Brain w/o Contrast BCE |
$1,399.99 | $4,117.62 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
BARRINGTON, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,425.00 | $2,850.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
BARRINGTON, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,425.00 | $2,850.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
DOWNERS GROVE, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,505.00 | $3,010.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
DOWNERS GROVE, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,505.00 | $3,010.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Trinity Hospital
CHICAGO, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,650.00 | $3,300.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate South Suburban Hospital
HAZEL CREST, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,650.00 | $3,300.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
PARK RIDGE, IL HB MR BRAIN (RESEARCH) WO CONTRAST |
$1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, IL HB MR BRAIN (RESEARCH) WO CONTRAST |
$1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
PARK RIDGE, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
PARK RIDGE, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Condell Medical Center
LIBERTYVILLE, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,765.00 | $3,530.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC
OAK PARK, IL MRI Brain w/o Contrast BCE |
$1,778.61 | $5,231.21 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 file |
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| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC
OAK PARK, IL MRI Brain w/o Contrast |
$1,778.61 | $5,231.21 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Sherman Hospital
ELGIN, IL MR BRAIN W/O DYE |
$1,790.00 | $3,580.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Advocate Sherman Hospital
ELGIN, IL MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON |
$1,790.00 | $3,580.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| Shriners Childrens - Chicago
CHICAGO, IL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE |
$2,112.80 | $2,112.80 | — | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital
GLENVIEW, IL MRI Brain W/O Contrast |
$2,187.90 | $3,366.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital
SKOKIE, IL MRI Brain W/O Contrast |
$2,187.90 | $3,366.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital
HIGHLAND PARK, IL MRI Brain W/O Contrast |
$2,187.90 | $3,366.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital
EVANSON, IL MRI Brain W/O Contrast |
$2,187.90 | $3,366.00 | 35% | — file |
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| Northwest Community Hospital
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL Hb Mri Brain Stem W/O Dye |
$2,987.00 | $2,987.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
CHICAGO, IL H MR BRAIN VENTICLES WO CONTRAST |
$3,390.80 | $4,844.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
CHICAGO, IL H MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST |
$3,390.80 | $4,844.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Ingalls Memorial Hospital
HARVEY, IL Hc Mri, Brain; Without Contrast Material |
$3,750.00 | $3,750.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana
CROWN POINT, IN HC MRI, BRAIN; WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$3,750.00 | $3,750.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
MERRILLVILLE, IN MRI Brain W/O Cont |
$3,765.30 | $5,379.00 | 30% | — file |
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| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
MERRILLVILLE, IN MRI Pituitary W/O Cont |
$3,765.30 | $5,379.00 | 30% | — file |
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| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
GARY, IN MRI Brain W/O Cont |
$3,765.30 | $5,379.00 | 30% | — file |
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| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
GARY, IN MRI Pituitary W/O Cont |
$3,765.30 | $5,379.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Swedish Covenant Health
CHICAGO, IL HB MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST |
$3,787.00 | $3,787.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
HIGHLAND PARK, IL HB MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST |
$3,787.00 | $3,787.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
EVANSTON, IL HB MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST |
$3,787.00 | $3,787.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Palos Community Hospital
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye |
$3,887.10 | $5,553.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
GENEVA, IL HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye |
$3,887.10 | $5,553.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
WHEATON, IL HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye |
$3,887.10 | $5,553.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital
SANDWICH, IL HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye |
$3,887.10 | $5,553.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
DEKALB, IL HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye |
$3,887.10 | $5,553.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Edward Hospital
NAPERVILLE, IL HC MRI BRAIN ACUTE 3 SEQUENCE |
$4,028.00 | $4,028.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Edward Hospital
NAPERVILLE, IL HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONTRAST |
$4,028.00 | $4,028.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Naperville Psychiatric Ventures
NAPERVILLE, IL HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONTRAST |
$4,028.00 | $4,028.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
ELMHURST, IL HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONTRAST |
$4,028.00 | $4,028.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
ELMHURST, IL HC MRI BRAIN ACUTE 3 SEQUENCE |
$4,028.00 | $4,028.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| The University of Chicago Medical Center
CHICAGO, IL Hc Mri, Brain; Without Contrast Material |
$4,097.00 | $4,097.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $254.00, median $1,700.00, highest $4,097.00 — a 16.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $1,700.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.