Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Outpatient

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $392.00 to $9,474.50, with a median of $5,373.26. The lowest listed price is at Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.

Lowest$392.00Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida
Median$5,373.26half pay less
Highest$9,474.50in this market
Difference24.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.

median
Lowest $392.00Highest $9,474.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida lowest Miami, FL MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $392.00 $3,922.00 90% Sep 2, 2026
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Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida Miami, FL MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $392.00 $3,922.00 90% Sep 2, 2026
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Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida Miami, FL MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $392.00 $3,922.00 90% Aug 14, 2026
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Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida Miami, FL MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $392.00 $3,922.00 90% Sep 2, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Corporation Weston, FL MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $655.20 $1,008.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Corporation Weston, FL MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $2,002.00 $3,080.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Corporation Weston, FL MRI BRAIN INCL BRAIN STEM W/WO CON $2,657.20 $4,088.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE $4,411.55 $6,787.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast $4,444.05 $6,837.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast $4,833.01 Mar 31, 2026
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Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye $4,919.85 $7,569.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye $4,919.85 $7,569.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye $4,919.85 $7,569.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye $4,919.85 $7,569.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye $4,919.85 $7,569.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-SELLA $5,242.21 $5,242.21 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-PERFUSION $5,242.21 $5,242.21 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST- W WO PF $5,242.21 $5,242.21 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-PERFUSION $5,311.46 $5,311.46 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN PERFUSION - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $5,346.59 $5,346.59 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST- IAC $5,346.59 $5,346.59 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $5,373.26 $5,373.26 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-W WO SELLA $5,373.26 $5,373.26 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST W ORBITS $5,450.97 $5,450.97 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN PERFUSION - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $5,471.47 $5,471.47 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $5,471.47 $5,471.47 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST- IAC $5,471.47 $5,471.47 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-SELLA $5,498.13 $5,498.13 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-W WO SELLA $5,498.13 $5,498.13 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST W ORBITS $5,524.80 $5,524.80 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST- W WO PF $5,524.80 $5,524.80 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-SELLA $6,171.95 $6,171.95 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-PERFUSION $6,171.95 $6,171.95 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST W ORBITS $6,233.42 $6,233.42 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST-W WO SELLA $6,264.74 $6,264.74 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $6,326.22 $6,326.22 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST- IAC $6,357.53 $6,357.53 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN PERFUSION - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST $6,419.01 $6,419.01 Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST- W WO PF $6,419.01 $6,419.01 Sep 15, 2026
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Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL HC MRI Head Brain WO/W Contrast $9,474.50 $13,535.00 30% May 27, 2026
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Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL HC MRI Head Brain WO/W Contrast $9,474.50 $13,535.00 30% May 27, 2026
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Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL HC MRI Head Brain WO/W Contrast $9,474.50 $13,535.00 30% May 27, 2026
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Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL HC MRI Head Brain WO/W Contrast $9,474.50 $13,535.00 30% May 27, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $392.00, median $5,373.26, highest $9,474.50 — a 24.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $5,471.47. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.