SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden
WEST MEMPHIS, AR HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST |
$905.70 | $6,038.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 file |
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
SOUTHAVEN, MS HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST |
$1,207.60 | $6,038.00 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 file |
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's
MEMPHIS, TN HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST |
$1,267.98 | $6,038.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 file |
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST |
$1,267.98 | $6,038.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 file |
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville
COLLIERVILLE, TN HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST |
$1,267.98 | $6,038.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 file |
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton
COVINGTON, TN HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST |
$1,451.28 | $6,047.00 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 file |
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| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast |
$1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | 78% | — file |
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| METHODIST LEBONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSP
GERMANTOWN, TN HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast |
$1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | 78% | — file |
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| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast |
$1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | 78% | — file |
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| METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL
OLIVE BRANCH, MS HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast |
$1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | 78% | — file |
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| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TN HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast |
$1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | 78% | — file |
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| METHODIST LEBONHEUR CHILDRENS HOSP
MEMPHIS, TN HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast |
$1,951.84 | $8,872.00 | 78% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $905.70, median $1,655.03, highest $1,951.84 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,655.03. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.