Brain MRI with contrast cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,144.84 to $2,554.82, with a median of $2,349.83. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $204.99 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $2,835.58 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MRI HEAD W & W/O | $2,144.84 | $3,299.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 MRI HEAD W & W/O | $2,554.82 | $3,930.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,144.84, median $2,349.83, highest $2,554.82 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,349.83 — 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.