SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest
SPRINGDALE, AR MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE |
$366.53 | $407.26 | 10% | — file |
|
| Ozarks Community Hospital
GRAVETTE, AR MRI HEAD WO |
$900.00 | $2,335.00 | 61% | — file |
|
| Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
DEPARTMENT BELLA VISTA, AR MRI Brain WO Cont |
$2,475.85 | $3,809.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest
SPRINGDALE, AR MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST |
$3,253.25 | $3,614.72 | 10% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $366.53, median $1,687.93, highest $3,253.25 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $771.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.