SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 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 Jun 10, 2026 and Jun 10, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.
BRAZIL, IN MRI PITUITARY OR IAC WO/C(-XU) |
$1,414.80 | $2,358.00 | 40% | — file |
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| St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.
BRAZIL, IN MRI PITUITARY OR IAC WO/C(-XU) |
$1,414.80 | $2,358.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.
BRAZIL, IN MRI BRAIN WO/C |
$1,414.80 | $2,358.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.
BRAZIL, IN MRI BRAIN WO/C |
$1,414.80 | $2,358.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
SULLIVAN, IN MRI scan of brain without contrast |
$2,581.04 | $3,441.39 | 25% | Jun 10, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,414.80, median $1,414.80, highest $2,581.04 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,414.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.