SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 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 Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Hospital Corporation
ASHLAND, KY HCHG MRI HEAD W+WO CONTRAST |
$1,916.44 | $4,791.09 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 file |
|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — file |
|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain Pituitary w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — file |
|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain IAC w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — file |
|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
HUNTINGTON, WV Dummy Order MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — file |
|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain w+wo IV Contras + Spectroscopy |
$6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — file |
|
| St. Mary�s Medical Center
HUNTINGTON, WV Dummy Order MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — file |
|
| St. Mary�s Medical Center
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain Pituitary w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — file |
|
| St. Mary�s Medical Center
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain IAC w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — file |
|
| St. Mary�s Medical Center
HUNTINGTON, WV MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast |
$6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,916.44, median $6,028.05, highest $6,164.56 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6,028.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.