Brain MRI cost in Chester, MT
In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $2,489.18 to $2,489.18, with a median of $2,489.18. Across Montana, the median is $1,770.28 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Chester, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Exam | $2,489.18 | $3,829.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Brain wo Contrast Limited | $2,489.18 | $3,829.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,489.18, median $2,489.18, highest $2,489.18.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,489.18. 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,801.15). 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.
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Brain Rapid wo Contrast - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Brain wo Contrast Limited - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Brain Morphometry wo Contrast - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Brain wo Contrast for Shunt - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Skull Base/Brain wo Contrast - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR IAC wo Contrast - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Brain wo Contrast - Report | $107.90 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Cranial Nerve/Brain wo Contrast - Report | $107.90 | file |