Brain MRI cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 17 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $763.80 to $8,463.00, with a median of $930.50. The lowest listed price is at Pawhuska Hospital — $166.70 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $1,166.33 at 54 hospitals.
- The median here, $930.50, is 49% below the US median of $1,840.20.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 1 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawhuska Hospital lowest Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $763.80 | $1,273.00 | $609.43–$1,273.00 | 40% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $831.72 | $3,326.88 | $105.19–$2,056.01 | 75% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 MR BRAIN W/O CONTR 70551+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $870.98 | $2,354.00 | $92.97–$1,591.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 MR BRAIN W/O CONTR 70551+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $870.98 | $2,354.00 | $92.97–$1,591.00 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 MR BRAIN WO LIMITED 13282+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $870.98 | $2,354.00 | $92.97–$1,591.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 MR BRAIN WO LIMITED 13282+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $870.98 | $2,354.00 | $92.97–$1,591.00 | 63% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Mri Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $919.98 | $2,299.95 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Mri Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $919.98 | $2,299.95 | — | 60% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 MR BRAIN W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jan 26, 2026 · source file | $930.50 | $1,861.00 | $105.19–$474.04 | 50% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,002.90 | $3,343.00 | $105.19–$1,969.03 | 70% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $1,029.00 | $1,715.00 | $229.48–$1,972.25 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,055.70 | $3,519.00 | $105.19–$1,988.24 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $1,057.20 | $3,524.00 | $105.19–$3,524.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,242.90 | $4,143.00 | $105.19–$4,143.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 MRI scan of brain without contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,750.80 | $5,836.00 | $105.19–$5,836.00 | 70% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 MRI IAC W O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $2,111.09 | $2,638.86 | $110.20–$2,638.86 | 20% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,463.00 | $8,463.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $763.80, median $930.50, highest $8,463.00 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $925.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What brain MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Brain MRI explained.