Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Jackson, MS — inpatient

In Jackson, MS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,842.12 to $6,499.98, with a median of $4,221.08. The lowest listed price is at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,842.12Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Median$4,221.08half pay less
Highest$6,499.98in this market
Difference3.5×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 Jackson, MS.

median
Lowest $1,842.12Highest $6,499.98

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center lowest Jackson, MS HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $1,842.12 $8,772.00 79% Feb 25, 2026
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Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $1,942.17 $4,737.00 59% Feb 17, 2026
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River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MS MRI IAC WWO $6,499.98 $24,074.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MS MRI Brain WWO $6,499.98 $24,074.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,842.12, median $4,221.08, highest $6,499.98 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,137.75 — 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.