SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN MRI brain with and without contrast |
$390.52 | $1,502.00 | 74% | — file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 70553 PF MRI Brain Limited w/wo Contrast |
$641.00 | $641.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN PR MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$763.69 | $1,218.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
COON RAPIDS, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO |
$912.00 | $1,900.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
MINNEAPOLIS, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO |
$912.00 | $1,900.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation
MAPLE GROVE, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain |
$1,040.82 | $1,975.00 | 47% | — file |
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| North Memorial Health Care
ROBBINSDALE, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain |
$1,040.82 | $1,975.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Regions Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN MRI brain with and without contrast |
$1,060.28 | $4,078.00 | 74% | — file |
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| Fairview Health Services
PRINCETON, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,145.79 | $2,857.31 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Outpatient Services |
$1,158.43 | $2,888.83 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,158.43 | $2,888.83 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital
WOODBURY, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
EDINA, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Bethesda Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| HealthEast St John's Hospital
MAPLEWOOD, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
WYOMING, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,162.21 | $2,898.26 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
BURNSVILLE, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$1,214.36 | $2,857.31 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Hudson Hospital
HUDSON, WI MRI brain with and without contrast |
$1,597.35 | $3,541.00 | 55% | — file |
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| Lakeview Hospital
STILLWATER, MN MRI brain with and without contrast |
$1,919.19 | $5,187.00 | 63% | — file |
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| Westfields Hospital
NEW RICHMOND, WI MRI brain with and without contrast |
$1,956.72 | $3,720.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Allina Health Systems
RIVER FALLS, WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO |
$2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
CAMBRIDGE, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO |
$2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Allina Health Systems
BUFFALO, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO |
$2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT- RAD |
$5,032.00 | $5,032.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT |
$5,032.00 | $5,032.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI TEMP BONES IAC W/WO CONT- RAD |
$5,552.00 | $5,552.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI TEMP BONES IAC W/WO CONT |
$5,552.00 | $5,552.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI Brain Pituitary w/wo Contrast |
$6,062.00 | $6,062.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI Brain Pituitary w/wo Contrast-MRI |
$6,062.00 | $6,062.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT (UH 3T) |
$6,415.00 | $6,415.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $390.52, median $1,162.16, highest $6,415.00 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $1,196.94. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70553 ($2,489.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Fairview Health Services
EDINA, MN AS MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$30.92 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital
MAPLEWOOD, MN AS MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$78.63 | file |
| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN AS MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST |
$99.55 | file |