MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Cumberland, MD-WV
In Cumberland, MD-WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $436.20 to $436.20, with a median of $436.20.
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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD MRI HEAD W & W/O CONTRAST | $436.20 | $727.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $436.20, median $436.20, highest $436.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $436.20. 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.
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.
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV, Inc. Keyser, WVMRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $118.50 | file |