MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,090.18 to $5,653.05, with a median of $2,183.20. The lowest listed price is at Inspira Health Center Woodbury.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury lowest 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 Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, 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 |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, 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 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Mri Brain W/Wo Contrast | $2,183.20 | $5,458.00 | 60% | — 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $2,090.18, median $2,183.20, highest $5,653.05 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $2,183.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.