MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — inpatient
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,916.44 to $6,164.56, with a median of $6,028.05. The lowest listed price is at Ashland Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Hospital Corporation lowest Ashland, KY HCHG MRI HEAD W+WO CONTRAST | $1,916.44 | $4,791.09 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast | $6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV MRI Brain Pituitary w + wo IV Contrast | $6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV MRI Brain IAC w + wo IV Contrast | $6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV Dummy Order MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast | $6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV MRI Brain w+wo IV Contras + Spectroscopy | $6,028.05 | $6,028.05 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington, WV Dummy Order MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast | $6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington, WV MRI Brain Pituitary w + wo IV Contrast | $6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington, WV MRI Brain IAC w + wo IV Contrast | $6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington, WV MRI Brain w + wo IV Contrast | $6,164.56 | $6,164.56 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,916.44, median $6,028.05, highest $6,164.56 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6,028.05 — 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.