SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
LANCASTER, PA 70553 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE Tech |
$517.76 | $1,786.00 | 71% | — file |
|
| Ephrata Community Hospital
EPHRATA, PA MRI Scan of Brain Before and After Contrast |
$701.50 | $2,544.00 | 72% | — file |
|
| UPMC Lititz
LITITZ, PA HC MRI Brain W/Wo Contrast |
$2,854.80 | $4,758.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $517.76, median $701.50, highest $2,854.80 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $701.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.