Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Brain MRI cost in Cut Bank, MT — inpatient

In Cut Bank, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,770.28 to $1,770.28, with a median of $1,770.28. Across Montana, the median is $1,770.28 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70551, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,770.28Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$1,770.28half pay less
Highest$1,770.28in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cut Bank, MT.

median
Lowest $1,770.28Highest $1,770.28

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 MR Exam $1,770.28 $2,723.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 MR Brain wo Contrast Limited $1,770.28 $2,723.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,770.28, median $1,770.28, highest $1,770.28.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,770.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Cranial Nerve/Brain wo Contrast - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Brain wo Contrast Limited - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR IAC wo Contrast - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Brain wo Contrast - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Skull Base/Brain wo Contrast - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Brain Morphometry wo Contrast - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Brain wo Contrast for Shunt - Report $107.90 file
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MTMR Brain Rapid wo Contrast - Report $107.90 file