MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $340.11 to $1,657.20, with a median of $847.20. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Hospital.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 70553, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $340.11 | $377.90 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $563.68 | $626.31 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC Little Rock, AR MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast - Report | $847.20 | $1,059.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC Little Rock, AR MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast | $847.20 | $1,059.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $1,520.40 | $2,534.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $1,657.20 | $2,762.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $340.11, median $847.20, highest $1,657.20 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
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.