SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Carlisle
CARLISLE, PA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MD |
$175.80 | $293.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
HARRISBURG, PA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MD |
$175.80 | $293.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
CAMP HILL, PA 70551 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE WKC TECH |
$288.83 | $1,209.00 | 76% | — file |
|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
CAMP HILL, PA 70551 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE Tech |
$288.83 | $1,209.00 | 76% | — file |
|
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
ENOLA, PA 70551 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE Tech |
$380.47 | $1,209.00 | 69% | — file |
|
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
HERSHEY, PA MRI Brain w/o Contrast - Report |
$400.54 | $1,209.00 | 67% | — file |
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| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
HARRISBURG, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast |
$1,741.80 | $2,903.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Carlisle
CARLISLE, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast |
$1,741.80 | $2,903.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.80, median $334.65, highest $1,741.80 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $334.65. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.