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 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Chautauqua
JAMESTOWN, NY MR BRAIN WO CON |
$682.20 | $1,137.00 | 40% | — file |
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| WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
WESTFIELD, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST |
$1,697.28 | $2,176.00 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
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| WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
WESTFIELD, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST |
$1,697.28 | $2,176.00 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $682.20, median $1,697.28, highest $1,697.28 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,189.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,493.28). 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.
| WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
WESTFIELD, NY CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$43.12 | file |