Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — inpatient

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $888.72 to $11,486.25, with a median of $6,234.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health.

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 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$888.72Henry Ford Health
Median$6,234.00half pay less
Highest$11,486.25in this market
Difference12.9×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

median
Lowest $888.72Highest $11,486.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Henry Ford Health lowest East China Township, MI MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $888.72 $1,587.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,312.08 $2,343.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST $1,972.32 $3,522.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI BRAIN W/STEM W/O & W/CONTR-MRI $2,240.56 $4,001.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI BRAIN W/STEM W/O & W/CONTR-MRI $2,240.56 $4,001.00 44%
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo & With Contrast $6,234.00 $6,234.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo & With Contrast $6,234.00 $6,234.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo & With Contrast $6,234.00 $6,234.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo & With Contrast $6,234.00 $6,234.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Mri Brain Wo & With Contrast $6,234.00 $6,234.00
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VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN WO/W CONTRAST $8,857.50 $11,810.00 25% Apr 6, 2026
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Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN WO/W CONTRAST $10,140.00 $13,520.00 25% Aug 20, 2026
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Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN WO/W CONTRAST $10,140.00 $13,520.00 25% Sep 2, 2026
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VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI MRI BRAIN WO/W CONTRAST $11,486.25 $15,315.00 25% Apr 7, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $888.72, median $6,234.00, highest $11,486.25 — a 12.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $2,216.15 — 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.