SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in HARTFORD, CT

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Hospital		Cash price	List price	Off	File date
Connecticut Children's HARTFORD, CT MRI Brain WO Contrast		$1,317.60	$2,196.00	40%	— file
Connecticut Children's HARTFORD, CT MRI Brain WO Contrast		$1,317.60	$2,196.00	40%	— file
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center HARTFORD, CT HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast		$1,460.80	$2,656.00	45%	Mar 31, 2026 file
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center HARTFORD, CT HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast		$1,822.70	—	—	Mar 31, 2026 file

Outpatient: lowest $1,317.60, median $1,389.20, highest $1,822.70 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,317.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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