SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South
BROCKTON, MA HC Chg MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material |
$757.55 | $1,683.45 | 55% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center Brighton
BOSTON, MA HC Chg MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material |
$844.62 | $1,876.94 | 55% | — file |
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| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC MRI Brain W & WO Contrast |
$1,908.90 | $2,727.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Chg MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material |
$2,684.70 | $5,966.00 | 55% | — file |
|
| Lowell General Hospital
LOWELL, MA HC MRI Brain W & WO Contrast |
$2,760.80 | $3,944.00 | 30% | — file |
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| MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA HC MRI Brain W & WO Contrast |
$3,135.30 | $4,479.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Shriners Childrens - Boston
BOSTON, MA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$3,657.00 | $3,657.00 | — | — file |
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| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA HC MRI-Brain Stem W/O & W/ Contrast |
$4,370.00 | $4,370.00 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $757.55, median $2,722.75, highest $4,370.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $2,684.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.