SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
LEBANON, NH MRI BRAIN W/O&W CONTRAST |
$2,294.69 | $7,499.00 | 69% | — file |
|
| VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
CLAREMONT, NH MR BRAIN W/O, W/C |
$3,051.40 | $5,548.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 file |
|
| VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
CLAREMONT, NH MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$3,131.70 | $5,694.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 file |
|
| VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
CLAREMONT, NH MR BRAIN LEVEL II W/O, W/C |
$3,131.70 | $5,694.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,294.69, median $3,091.55, highest $3,131.70 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,091.55. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.