SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital
UNIONTOWN, PA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST |
$1,010.50 | $2,021.00 | 50% | — file |
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| Uniontown Hospital
UNIONTOWN, PA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$1,132.00 | $2,264.00 | 50% | — file |
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| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI PITUITARY W W/O |
$1,686.51 | $2,409.30 | 30% | — file |
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| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA MRI BRAIN/IAC W & W/O CONT |
$1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA MRI BRAIN & PITUITARY W & W/O |
$1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI IAC'S W & W/O CONTRAST |
$2,125.24 | $3,036.05 | 30% | — file |
|
| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA MRI BRAIN W & W/OUT CONTRAST |
$2,125.24 | $3,036.05 | 30% | — file |
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| UPMC Jameson
NEW CASTLE, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$2,584.20 | $4,307.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA MRI BRAIN W/WO |
$2,594.40 | $4,324.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST |
$2,594.40 | $4,324.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA MRI BRAIN W/WO |
$2,594.40 | $4,324.00 | 40% | — file |
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| WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
WEXFORD, PA HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CNTRST |
$3,765.86 | $5,089.00 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
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| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CNTRST |
$4,122.09 | $5,089.00 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
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| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$4,699.20 | $7,832.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC St Margaret
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$5,810.40 | $9,684.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Passavant - McCandless
PITTSBURGH, PA HC MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$5,999.40 | $9,999.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC McKeesport
MCKEESPORT, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$6,049.20 | $10,082.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC East
MONROEVILLE, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$6,218.40 | $10,364.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Mercy
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$6,512.40 | $10,854.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
PITTSBURGH, PA HC MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$6,741.00 | $11,235.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN W WO CON |
$9,808.20 | $16,347.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA MR BRAIN WWO CON DONE IN PET |
$9,808.20 | $16,347.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,010.50, median $3,180.13, highest $9,808.20 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $3,943.98. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70553 ($2,489.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$57.95 | file |
| WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
WEXFORD, PA CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$79.30 | file |