MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $685.50 to $8,887.22, with a median of $826.51. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc lowest Crescent, OK MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material | $685.50 | $914.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc Crescent, OK MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material | $685.50 | $914.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $696.70 | $6,967.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC Midwest City, OK HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $826.51 | $2,361.46 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC Midwest City, OK HC MRI Brain - MR Pituitary WO IV Contrast | $826.51 | $2,361.46 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc Oklahoma City, OK MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,996.80 | $3,072.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc Guthrie, OK MRI Brain WO Cont | $2,162.55 | $3,327.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC Midwest City, OK HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $8,887.22 | — | — | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $685.50, median $826.51, highest $8,887.22 — a 13.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $708.06. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKMRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $29.18 | file |