MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,601.60 to $4,662.00, with a median of $1,601.60. The lowest listed price is at Lodi Community Hospital.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 16, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi Community Hospital lowest Lodi, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Mayfield Heights, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital INC Garfield Heights, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Warrensville Heights, OH MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,601.60 | $2,464.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH Hc Mri Brain W/O&W/Contr | $1,750.00 | $5,000.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $4,620.50 | $4,620.50 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital LLC Oberlin, OH HC MRI-Brain WO & W Contrast | $4,662.00 | $7,770.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,601.60, median $1,601.60, highest $4,662.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,601.60 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70553 ($2,545.78). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OHMRI, BRAIN; W/O CONTRAST, THEN W/ CONTRA | $142.50 | file |