MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $1,171.92 to $3,265.00, with a median of $1,949.20. The lowest listed price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc..
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 24, 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc. lowest Oshkosh, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,171.92 | $2,056.00 | 43% | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Inc Neenah, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | 44% | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Oshkosh, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | 44% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah, WI HBC FV MRI BRAIN WO AND W CONTRAST | $1,949.20 | $3,544.00 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah, WI HBC FV MRI BRAIN WO AND W CONTRAST | $1,949.20 | $3,544.00 | 45% | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Inc Neenah, WI HC MRI BRAIN WO AND W CONTRAST | $2,363.59 | $4,220.70 | 44% | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Oshkosh, WI HC MRI BRAIN WO AND W CONTRAST | $2,363.59 | $4,220.70 | 44% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,171.92, median $1,949.20, highest $3,265.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,949.20. 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.