Brain MRI with contrast cost in Montgomery, AL
In Montgomery, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $504.60 to $504.60, with a median of $504.60. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Medical Center East and 1 other hospital. Across Alabama, the median is $2,461.80 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70553, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Montgomery, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center East lowest Montgomery, AL · (334) 244-8330 F-MR IAC(S) MRI W/O + W/ | $504.60 | $841.00 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs lowest Montgomery, AL MR IAC(S) MRI W/O + W/ | $504.60 | $841.00 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East lowest Montgomery, AL · (334) 244-8330 MR IAC(S) MRI W/O + W/ | $504.60 | $841.00 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs lowest Montgomery, AL XMR IAC(S) MRI W/O + W/ | $504.60 | $841.00 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs Montgomery, AL XMR PITUITARY W/WO | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs Montgomery, AL XMR BRAIN MRI W/O + W/ | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs Montgomery, AL MR BRAIN WWO CONTRAST | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs Montgomery, AL MR PITUITARY W/WO | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery, AL · (334) 244-8330 MR BRAIN MRI W/ + W/O CONTRAST | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, An Affiliate of Uabhs Montgomery, AL MR BRAIN MRI W/O + W/ | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery, AL · (334) 244-8330 MR PITUITARY W & W/O CONTRAST | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery, AL · (334) 244-8330 F-MR BRAIN MRI W/ + W/O CONTRAST | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery, AL · (334) 244-8330 F-MR PITUITARY W & W/O CONTRAST | $2,149.29 | $3,582.15 | $1,008.00–$1,777.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $504.60, median $504.60, highest $504.60.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.