SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
HOLLAND, MI MRI scan of brain before and after contrast |
$1,480.80 | $2,468.00 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 file |
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| BEACON ALLEGAN
ALLEGAN, MI ACOUSTICS W & WO |
$2,071.99 | $4,228.55 | 51% | — file |
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| BEACON ALLEGAN
ALLEGAN, MI ACOUSTICS W & WO |
$2,071.99 | $4,228.55 | 51% | — file |
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| BEACON ALLEGAN
ALLEGAN, MI MRI BRAIN&ACCOUSTICS W/WO CONT |
$2,071.99 | $4,228.55 | 51% | — file |
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| BEACON ALLEGAN
ALLEGAN, MI MRI BRAIN&ACCOUSTICS W/WO CONT |
$2,071.99 | $4,228.55 | 51% | — file |
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| BEACON ALLEGAN
ALLEGAN, MI MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST |
$2,071.99 | $4,228.55 | 51% | — file |
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| BEACON ALLEGAN
ALLEGAN, MI MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST |
$2,071.99 | $4,228.55 | 51% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,480.80, median $2,071.99, highest $2,071.99 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,071.99. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.