MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $1,799.15 to $1,799.15, with a median of $1,799.15. Across Michigan, the median is $1,426.00 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing, MI MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $1,799.15 | $3,598.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing, MI MRI Pituitary w/o Contrast | $1,799.15 | $3,598.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing, MI MRI IAC w/o Contrast | $1,799.15 | $3,598.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing, MI MRI Brain w/o Contrast Stroke Protocol | $1,799.15 | $3,598.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing, MI MRI Brain w/o Cont Hydrocephalus Screen | $1,799.15 | $3,598.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,799.15, median $1,799.15, highest $1,799.15.
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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,494.70). 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.
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIMRI Brain w/o Cont Hydrocephalus Screen - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIMRI IAC w/o Contrast - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIMRI Brain w/o Contrast Stroke Protocol - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIMRI Pituitary w/o Contrast - Report | $95.90 | file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIMRI Brain w/o Contrast - Report | $95.90 | file |