Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Ann Arbor, MI — inpatient

In Ann Arbor, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $457.20 to $2,360.80, with a median of $1,409.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$457.20University of Michigan Health
Median$1,409.00half pay less
Highest$2,360.80in this market
Difference5.2×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 Ann Arbor, MI.

median
Lowest $457.20Highest $2,360.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
University of Michigan Health lowest Ann Arbor, MI Pc-MRI Brain Combo $457.20 $1,143.00 60%
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University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI HC-MRI Brain Combo $2,360.80 $5,902.00 60%
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Inpatient: lowest $457.20, median $1,409.00, highest $2,360.80 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,589.40 — 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.