Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Outpatient

MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $1,554.85 to $1,720.33, with a median of $1,554.85. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital.

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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$1,554.85Valley Regional Hospital
Median$1,554.85half pay less
Highest$1,720.33in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $1,554.85Highest $1,720.33

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $1,554.85 $2,827.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH MR BRAIN RED SERVICE W/O $1,554.85 $2,827.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH MR BRAIN W/O $1,554.85 $2,827.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH MRI BRAIN $1,720.33 $5,622.00 69%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,554.85, median $1,554.85, highest $1,720.33 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,554.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.