MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $826.51 to $2,947.10, with a median of $1,032.98. The lowest listed price is at Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC lowest Midwest City, OK HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $826.51 | $2,361.46 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC Midwest City, OK HC MRI Iac Inner Ear W WO IV Contrast | $826.51 | $2,361.46 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC Midwest City, OK HC MRI Brain Combo - MR Pituitary W/WO IV Contrast | $826.51 | $2,361.46 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $944.70 | $9,447.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc Crescent, OK MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material | $1,121.25 | $1,495.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc Crescent, OK MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material | $1,121.25 | $1,495.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc Guthrie, OK MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $2,609.10 | $4,014.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc Oklahoma City, OK MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $2,947.10 | $4,534.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $826.51, median $1,032.98, highest $2,947.10 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $826.51. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKMRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $45.80 | file |