SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Memorial Hospital Inc
XENIA, OH Hc Mri Brain W & Wo Contrast |
$1,301.60 | $3,254.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Kettering Medical Center
TROY, OH Hc Mri Brain/Orbit W/Wo Contrast |
$1,301.60 | $3,254.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Kettering Medical Center
TROY, OH Hc Mri Brain W & Wo Contrast |
$1,301.60 | $3,254.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Greene Memorial Hospital Inc
XENIA, OH Hc Mri Brain/Orbit W/Wo Contrast |
$1,301.60 | $3,254.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Dayton Osteopathic Hospital
DAYTON, OH Hc Mri Brain/Orbit W/Wo Contrast |
$1,301.60 | $3,254.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Dayton Osteopathic Hospital
DAYTON, OH Hc Mri Brain W & Wo Contrast |
$1,301.60 | $3,254.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Shriners Childrens Ohio
DAYTON, OH MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$3,090.30 | $3,090.30 | — | — file |
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| Dayton Childrens Hospital
DAYTON, OH MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$3,150.70 | $4,501.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Dayton Childrens Hospital
DAYTON, OH MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST |
$4,187.45 | $5,982.07 | 30% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,301.60, median $1,301.60, highest $4,187.45 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,301.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.