MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $343.00 to $12,733.49, with a median of $2,183.20. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 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 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA Hc Mri Brain Combo | $343.00 | $4,633.16 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Mri Brain Combo | $356.00 | $5,463.41 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Mri Brain Combo | $356.00 | $5,463.41 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC MRI Brain W/ & W/O Contrast | $1,236.80 | $12,368.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC MRI Brain W/ & W/O Contrast | $1,236.80 | $12,368.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC MRI Brain W/ & W/O Contrast | $1,236.80 | $12,368.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC MRI Brain W/ & W/O Contrast | $1,236.80 | $12,368.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC MRI Brain W/ & W/O Contrast | $1,236.80 | $12,368.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT | $2,090.18 | $2,090.18 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT | $2,090.18 | $2,090.18 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT | $2,090.18 | $2,090.18 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT | $2,090.18 | $2,090.18 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,497.30 | $3,842.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $2,768.35 | $4,259.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $3,333.10 | $3,333.10 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE MRI Brain W/ W/O Cont | $3,357.00 | $3,357.00 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE MRI Brain W/ W/O Cont | $3,357.00 | $3,357.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $4,594.85 | $7,069.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $5,653.05 | $8,697.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA MRI Brain W+WO Contrast | $12,733.49 | $12,733.49 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $343.00, median $2,183.20, highest $12,733.49 — a 37.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,183.20. 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.