MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 34 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,079.00 to $5,412.37, with a median of $2,830.05. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Cash prices at 34 facilities across 19 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 Jan 31, 2025 and Jun 29, 2026.
Lowest$2,079.00The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Median$2,830.05half pay less
Highest$5,412.37in this market
Difference2.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
median
Lowest $2,079.00Highest $5,412.37
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,079.00 | $2,772.00 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Texas Regional Medical Center, LLC Sunnyvale, TX MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast 70553 | $2,571.00 | $4,285.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Regional Medical Center, LLC Sunnyvale, TX BCE MRI Brain, w/o & w/contrast 70553 | $2,571.00 | $4,285.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MSH Partners, LLC Dallas, TX MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast 70553 | $2,571.00 | $4,285.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| MSH Partners, LLC Dallas, TX BCE MRI Brain, w/o & w/contrast 70553 | $2,571.00 | $4,285.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX HCHG MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $2,584.50 | $5,169.00 | 50% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Frisco Medical Center LLP Frisco, TX BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $2,700.97 | $4,501.62 | 40% | Jan 31, 2025 source file |
| Frisco Medical Center LLP Frisco, TX HEAD W/WO CONTRAST | $2,700.97 | $4,501.62 | 40% | Jan 31, 2025 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center LLC Plano, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Flower Mound Hospital Partners LLC Flower Mound, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Southlake Specialty Hospital LLC Southlake, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Southlake Specialty Hospital LLC Southlake, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,830.05 | $4,716.75 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI | $3,149.11 | $5,248.52 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $5,412.37 | $5,412.37 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $5,412.37 | $5,412.37 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,079.00, median $2,830.05, highest $5,412.37 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 33 facilities here, median $2,830.05. 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.