MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,393.04 to $10,342.00, with a median of $3,050.00. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Cobb Hospital.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 70553, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA Hc Mri Brain W Plus W/O Contrast | $2,393.04 | $6,136.00 | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CNTRST | $2,889.00 | $5,778.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Lithonia, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource, Inc. Decatur, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ehca John's Creek, LLC Johns Creek, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Decatur, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation LLC Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta INC Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mr Pituitary W/Wo Iv Contrast | $3,050.00 | $3,050.00 | — | — source file |
| Ehca John's Creek, LLC Johns Creek, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta INC Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | — source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Decatur, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Lithonia, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource, Inc. Decatur, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation LLC Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $3,812.00 | $3,812.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $6,374.00 | $6,374.00 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $6,374.00 | $6,374.00 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $6,374.00 | $6,374.00 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Brain Lab Protocol MRI | $9,791.00 | $9,791.00 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $10,220.00 | $10,220.00 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA MRI Brain W&WO Dye | $10,342.00 | $10,342.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,393.04, median $3,050.00, highest $10,342.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $3,050.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.