Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — inpatient

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 23 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $519.95 to $5,166.00, with a median of $774.47. The lowest listed price is at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.

Cash prices at 23 facilities across 12 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$519.95Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
Median$774.47half pay less
Highest$5,166.00in this market
Difference9.9×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $519.95Highest $5,166.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center lowest Casa Grande, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $519.95 $3,636.00 86% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $578.12 $3,636.00 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $578.12 $3,636.00 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $599.94 $3,636.00 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $599.94 $3,636.00 84% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $603.58 $3,636.00 83% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $618.12 $3,636.00 83% May 1, 2026
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Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $647.21 $3,636.00 82% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $647.21 $3,636.00 82% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $650.84 $3,636.00 82% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $719.93 $3,636.00 80% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ MRI BRAIN W&WO CNT $774.47 $3,636.00 79% Mar 2, 2026
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Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast $4,947.00 $4,947.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Mri, Brain; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast $4,947.00 $4,947.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $5,166.00 $5,166.00 Mar 16, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST $5,166.00 $5,166.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $519.95, median $774.47, highest $5,166.00 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $685.39 — 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.