SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST |
$681.70 | $1,604.00 | 58% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
|
| Essentia Health Deer River
NE DEER RIVER, MN MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST TC |
$2,169.70 | $2,936.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $681.70, median $1,425.70, highest $2,169.70 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,425.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.