MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $231.66 to $4,462.00, with a median of $727.26. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN MRI Brain | $231.66 | $891.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN 70551 PF Rad MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $409.00 | $409.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO LIMITED | $410.50 | $855.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO LIMITED | $410.50 | $855.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO | $547.30 | $1,140.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO | $547.30 | $1,140.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $548.35 | $1,142.40 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $548.35 | $1,142.40 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.06 | $1,603.64 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN Outpatient Services | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $643.21 | $1,604.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $681.71 | $1,604.01 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation Maple Grove, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain | $727.26 | $1,380.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain | $727.26 | $1,380.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN MRI Brain | $752.70 | $2,895.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO LIMITED | $1,039.42 | $1,856.10 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO LIMITED | $1,039.42 | $1,856.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO LIMITED | $1,039.42 | $1,856.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI MRI Brain | $1,269.40 | $2,814.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN MRI Brain | $1,353.09 | $3,657.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO | $1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO | $1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WO | $1,386.00 | $2,475.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI MRI Brain | $1,815.23 | $3,451.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI BRAIN WO CONT- RAD | $3,509.00 | $3,509.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI BRAIN WO CONT | $3,509.00 | $3,509.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI TEMPORAL BONES IAC WO CONT- RAD | $3,843.00 | $3,843.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI TEMPORAL BONES IAC WO CONT | $3,843.00 | $3,843.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST (UH 3T) | $4,462.00 | $4,462.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $231.66, median $727.26, highest $4,462.00 — a 19.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $752.70. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,509.60). 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.
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MNAS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $31.21 | file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MNAS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $99.07 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $99.07 | file |