SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital
UNIONTOWN, PA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST |
$569.50 | $1,139.00 | 50% | — file |
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| Uniontown Hospital
UNIONTOWN, PA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE |
$638.00 | $1,276.00 | 50% | — file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA MRI BRAIN WO |
$646.80 | $1,078.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA MRI BRAIN/IAC W/O CONT |
$987.00 | $1,645.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA MRI BRAIN & PITUITARY W/O |
$987.00 | $1,645.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI BRAIN WO STROKE PROTOCOL |
$1,554.42 | $2,220.60 | 30% | — file |
|
| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/O CONTRAST |
$1,554.42 | $2,220.60 | 30% | — file |
|
| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI IAC'S W/O CONTRAST |
$1,686.51 | $2,409.30 | 30% | — file |
|
| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI PITUITARY W/O |
$1,686.51 | $2,409.30 | 30% | — file |
|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA MRI BRAIN |
$1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA MRI BRAIN WO/CONTRAST |
$1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Jameson
NEW CASTLE, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$1,911.60 | $3,186.00 | 40% | — file |
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| WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
WEXFORD, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST |
$2,039.44 | $2,756.00 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
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| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST |
$2,232.36 | $2,756.00 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
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| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$3,091.80 | $5,153.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC St Margaret
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$3,682.80 | $6,138.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless
PITTSBURGH, PA HC MR BRAIN WO CON |
$3,801.60 | $6,336.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC McKeesport
MCKEESPORT, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$3,834.60 | $6,391.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC East
MONROEVILLE, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$3,940.80 | $6,568.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Mercy
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$4,125.00 | $6,875.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
PITTSBURGH, PA HC MR BRAIN WO CON |
$4,272.00 | $7,120.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN WO CON |
$6,214.20 | $10,357.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $569.50, median $1,833.60, highest $6,214.20 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,975.52. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,493.28). 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.
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$37.24 | file |
| WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
WEXFORD, PA CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$50.96 | file |