MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 22 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $428.12 to $4,947.00, with a median of $685.39. The lowest listed price is at Maricopa County Special Health Care District.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 12 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 2, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County Special Health Care District lowest Phoenix, AZ HC MRI BRAIN & STEM W/WO CONTRAST | $428.12 | $5,500.00 | 92% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $519.95 | $3,636.00 | 86% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $578.12 | $3,636.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $578.12 | $3,636.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $599.94 | $3,636.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $599.94 | $3,636.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $603.58 | $3,636.00 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $618.12 | $3,636.00 | 83% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $647.21 | $3,636.00 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $647.21 | $3,636.00 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $650.84 | $3,636.00 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $719.93 | $3,636.00 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT | $774.47 | $3,636.00 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $4,947.00 | $4,947.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $428.12, median $685.39, highest $4,947.00 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $774.47. 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.