Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Brain MRI with contrast cost in Alexandria, MN — inpatient

In Alexandria, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,907.04 to $1,907.04, with a median of $1,907.04. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,901.31 at 75 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70553, 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$1,907.04Alomere Health
Median$1,907.04half pay less
Highest$1,907.04in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alomere Health Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 MRI HEAD WO W CONTRAST $1,907.04 $3,288.00 — 42% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,907.04, median $1,907.04, highest $1,907.04.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,907.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This brain MRI is done in two parts: first without contrast dye, then again after a gadolinium contrast dye is injected into a vein. The contrast helps show tumors, infection, inflammation and conditions such as multiple sclerosis more clearly.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers both sets of images. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and the contrast agent may appear as its own pharmacy charge.