Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Outpatient

Brain MRI cost in Minot, ND

In Minot, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $1,064.80 to $1,064.80, with a median of $1,064.80. The lowest listed price is at Kenmare Community Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,640.69 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,064.80Kenmare Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,064.80half pay less
Highest$1,064.80in this market
Difference1.0×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 Minot, ND.

median
Lowest $1,064.80Highest $1,064.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $1,064.80 $1,331.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 MRI BRAIN - DIFFUSION IMAGING $1,064.80 $1,331.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 MRI BRAIN DIFFUSION IMAGING LTD W $1,064.80 $1,331.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $1,064.80 $1,331.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 MRI BRAIN - DIFFUSION IMAGING $1,064.80 $1,331.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 MRI BRAIN DIFFUSION IMAGING LTD W $1,064.80 $1,331.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,064.80, median $1,064.80, highest $1,064.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,064.80. 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.