Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Outpatient

Brain MRI cost in Clarksville, AR

In Clarksville, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $1,186.82 to $1,186.82, with a median of $1,186.82. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,250.23 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,186.82Johnson Regional Medical Center
Median$1,186.82half pay less
Highest$1,186.82in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR · (479) 754-5454 MRI,BRAIN & STEM W/O CONTRAST $1,186.82 $2,157.85 $201.39–$2,157.85 45% —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,186.82, median $1,186.82, highest $1,186.82.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,186.82. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70551 ($1,686.51). 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.

Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, ARMRI,BRAIN & STEM W/O CONT READ $106.11 file