MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Omaha, NE-IA
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $1,455.30 to $2,597.49, with a median of $1,746.36. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA MRI Exam | $1,455.30 | $4,851.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA MMRI Exam | $1,455.30 | $4,851.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA MRIME Exam | $1,455.30 | $4,851.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue, NE MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $1,527.50 | $2,350.00 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $1,527.50 | $2,350.00 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE MRIME Exam | $1,746.36 | $4,851.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE MMRI Exam | $1,746.36 | $4,851.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE MRI Exam | $1,746.36 | $4,851.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE MMRI Exam | $1,746.36 | $4,851.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE MRIME Exam | $1,746.36 | $4,851.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE MRI Exam | $1,746.36 | $4,851.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,863.96 | $4,438.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,863.96 | $4,438.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,863.96 | $4,438.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,863.96 | $4,438.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,863.96 | $4,438.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,863.96 | $4,438.00 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $2,597.49 | $5,301.00 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,455.30, median $1,746.36, highest $2,597.49 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,746.36. 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.