MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $390.52 to $6,415.00, with a median of $1,196.94. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN MRI brain with and without contrast | $390.52 | $1,502.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $640.00 | $1,596.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN PR MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $763.69 | $1,218.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $912.00 | $1,900.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $912.00 | $1,900.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation Maple Grove, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain | $1,040.82 | $1,975.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain | $1,040.82 | $1,975.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,060.28 | $4,078.00 | 74% | — source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,145.79 | $2,857.31 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,145.79 | $2,857.31 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,145.79 | $2,857.31 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,145.79 | $2,857.31 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,158.43 | $2,888.83 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,231.77 | $2,898.26 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,597.35 | $3,541.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,919.19 | $5,187.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,956.72 | $3,720.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT | $5,032.00 | $5,032.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT- RAD | $5,032.00 | $5,032.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI TEMP BONES IAC W/WO CONT- RAD | $5,552.00 | $5,552.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI TEMP BONES IAC W/WO CONT | $5,552.00 | $5,552.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI Brain Pituitary w/wo Contrast-MRI | $6,062.00 | $6,062.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI Brain Pituitary w/wo Contrast | $6,062.00 | $6,062.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT (UH 3T) | $6,415.00 | $6,415.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $390.52, median $1,196.94, highest $6,415.00 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $1,162.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70553 ($2,545.78). 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, MNAS MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $30.92 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $78.63 | file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MNAS MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $99.55 | file |