SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc.
BROOKFIELD, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST |
$1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc.
BROOKFIELD, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST |
$1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Grady Memorial Hospital
DELAWARE, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$1,930.50 | $2,970.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Riverside Methodist Hospital
COLUMBUS, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,004.60 | $3,084.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Doctors Hospital
COLUMBUS, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,004.60 | $3,084.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Dublin Methodist Hospital
DUBLIN, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,004.60 | $3,084.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Grant Medical Center
COLUMBUS, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,004.60 | $3,084.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Grove City Methodist
GROVE CITY, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,004.60 | $3,084.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Pickerington Methodist Hospital
PICKERINGTON, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,004.60 | $3,084.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Mount Carmel Grove City
GROVE CITY, OH HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast |
$2,022.15 | $3,111.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Mount Carmel Dublin
DUBLIN, OH HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast |
$2,022.15 | $3,111.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
NEW ALBANY, OH HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast |
$2,022.15 | $3,111.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Mount Carmel East
COLUMBUS, OH HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast |
$2,022.15 | $3,111.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Diley Ridge Medical Center
CANAL WINCHESTER, OH HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast |
$2,022.15 | $3,111.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Mount Carmel St Ann's
WESTERVILLE, OH HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast |
$2,022.15 | $3,111.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Berger Hospital
CIRCLEVILLE, OH Hc Mri Brain Stem W Wo Contrast |
$2,070.90 | $3,186.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Morrow County Hospital
MOUNT GILEAD, OH MRI scan of brain before and after contrast |
$2,486.90 | $3,826.00 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 file |
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| Nationwide Children's Hospital
COLUMBUS, OH BRAIN (INCL BRAIN STEM), W/ & W/O CONTRAST |
$3,483.00 | $3,870.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,426.76, median $2,013.38, highest $3,483.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,013.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.