SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California
SACRAMENTO, CA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE |
$2,563.00 | $2,563.00 | — | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE
ROSEVILLE, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$3,628.80 | $6,480.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$3,628.80 | $6,480.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$3,628.80 | $6,480.00 | 44% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,563.00, median $3,628.80, highest $3,628.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,628.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.