Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Outpatient

MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in Cumberland, MD-WV

In Cumberland, MD-WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $259.20 to $259.20, with a median of $259.20.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$259.20UPMC Western Maryland
Median$259.20half pay less
Highest$259.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD MRI HEAD; W/O CONTRAST $259.20 $432.00 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $259.20, median $259.20, highest $259.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $259.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

An MRI of the brain uses a strong magnet and radio waves, not X-rays, to make detailed pictures of the brain and brain stem. It is used to look into headaches, seizures, dizziness, numbness or other nerve symptoms. This version is done without contrast dye.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan itself. The radiologist's interpretation is often billed separately, and sedation, if needed, is extra.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,509.60). 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.

Potomac Valley Hospital of WV, Inc. Keyser, WVMRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $76.50 file