Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Outpatient

MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in El Paso, TX

In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $282.40 to $684.73, with a median of $338.98. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.

Lowest$282.40El Paso Children's Hospital
Median$338.98half pay less
Highest$684.73in this market
Difference2.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.

median
Lowest $282.40Highest $684.73

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX MRI BRAIN WO CONT $282.40 $1,412.00 80%
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ES MRI BRAIN WO CONT $338.98 $1,694.88 80%
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX WS MRI BRAIN WO CONT $338.98 $1,694.88 80%
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX REN MRI BRAIN WO CONT $338.98 $1,694.88 80%
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX REN MRI BRAIN WO CONT $338.98 $1,694.88 80%
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX ES MRI BRAIN WO CONT $338.98 $1,694.88 80%
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WS MRI BRAIN WO CONT $338.98 $1,694.88 80%
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX MRI LIMITED BRAIN W/O PORTABLE $684.73 $3,423.65 80%
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MRI LIMITED BRAIN W/O PORTABLE $684.73 $3,423.65 80%
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Outpatient: lowest $282.40, median $338.98, highest $684.73 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $338.98. 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.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are 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.

University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH MRI BRAIN WO CONT $133.15 file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE MRI BRAIN WO CONT $149.87 file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE MRI BRAIN WO CONT $149.87 file