Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $582.60 to $18,084.84, with a median of $582.60. The lowest listed price is at Carmel AmbSurg.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$582.60Carmel AmbSurg

Median$582.60half pay less

Highest$18,084.84in this market

Difference31.0×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

median

Lowest $582.60Highest $18,084.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Off list	File date
Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc. Anderson, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. Carmel, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. Carmel, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. Carmel, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. Carmel, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana LLC Carmel, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. Fishers, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. Fishers, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. Fishers, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. Fishers, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc. Anderson, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$582.60	$971.00	40%	— source file
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT	$2,256.60	$3,761.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc. Elwood, IN MRI PITUITRY OR IAC WO/WC(-XU)	$2,508.00	$4,180.00	40%	— source file
St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc. Elwood, IN MRI BRAIN WO/WC	$2,508.00	$4,180.00	40%	— source file
Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN HC MRI Brain or Stem W/W/O Con	$2,583.90	$2,871.00	10%	— source file
Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital LLC Indianapolis, IN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST	$18,084.84	$40,901.28	56%	— source file

Inpatient: lowest $582.60, median $582.60, highest $18,084.84 — a 31.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $582.60 — 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.