MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $692.16 to $1,461.51, with a median of $938.50. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC.
Cash prices at 7 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN MRI Brain WWO | $692.16 | $2,884.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATTN ORBITS W/WO CON | $893.50 | $1,787.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATN PITUTRY W/WO CON | $893.50 | $1,787.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATTN IAC W/WO CON | $893.50 | $1,787.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC MRI-BRAIN & CSF FLOW STUDY W/WO CONTRAST | $893.50 | $1,787.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC MRI-BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $893.50 | $1,787.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC MRI- IAC W/WO CON | $893.50 | $1,787.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATTN ORBITS W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATN PITUTRY W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI- IAC W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN & CSF FLOW STUDY W/WO CONTRAST | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATTN IAC W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATTN ORBITS W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATN PITUTRY W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI- IAC W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN & CSF FLOW STUDY W/WO CONTRAST | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC MRI-BRAIN ATTN IAC W/WO CON | $938.50 | $1,877.00 | 50% | — source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN MRI Brain WWO | $960.60 | $3,202.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN MRI Brain WWO | $1,432.35 | $5,305.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN MRI Brain WWO | $1,461.51 | $5,413.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $692.16, median $938.50, highest $1,461.51 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $938.50. 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.