MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,898.25 to $3,705.15, with a median of $2,408.90. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health and Services - Oregon.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Health and Services - Oregon lowest Milwaukie, OR HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,898.25 | $2,531.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health and Services - Oregon Newberg, OR HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,898.25 | $2,531.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health and Services - Oregon Oregon City, OR HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,898.25 | $2,531.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health and Services - Oregon Portland, OR HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,898.25 | $2,531.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health and Services - Oregon Portland, OR HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,898.25 | $2,531.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,408.90 | $3,706.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA HC MR BRAIN WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,705.15 | $4,359.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,705.15 | $4,359.00 | 15% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,898.25, median $2,408.90, highest $3,705.15 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $2,408.90 — 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.