MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Charleston, WV
In Charleston, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,848.00 to $3,062.00, with a median of $2,955.00.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 10, 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 Charleston, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association lowest South Charleston, WV MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $2,848.00 | $5,696.00 | 50% | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston, WV MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $3,062.00 | $6,124.00 | 50% | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,848.00, median $2,955.00, highest $3,062.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
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.