SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System
CLEVELAND, OH Hc Mri Brain W/O Contr |
$1,021.30 | $2,918.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
CLEVELAND, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - EAST REGION
EUCLID, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
|
| Fairview Hospital
CLEVELAND, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - EAST REGION
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
CLEVELAND, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL INC
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
|
| MEDINA HOSPITAL
MEDINA, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - EAST REGION
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
|
| CLEVELAND CLINIC AVON HOSPITAL
AVON, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| MERCY HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL LLC
OBERLIN, OH HC MRI Brain WO Ctrst |
$1,735.80 | $2,893.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Southwest General Health Center
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST |
$2,136.75 | $2,849.00 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
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| Summa Health System
AKRON, OH Hc Mri Brain - Mri Brain Wo Contrast |
$3,267.25 | $3,267.25 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,021.30, median $1,084.20, highest $3,267.25 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,084.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,493.28). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Metrohealth System
CLEVELAND, OH Magnetic Image, Brain (Mri). 070551 |
$143.50 | file |