MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $446.00 to $13,801.70, with a median of $3,155.58. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center.
Cash prices at 13 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA Hc Mri Brain Combo | $446.00 | $8,453.75 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA Hc Mri Brain Combo | $446.00 | $8,453.75 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA MRI BRAIN W&W/O CON | $446.00 | $6,237.51 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,302.72 | $2,714.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $1,461.00 | $15,539.00 | 91% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,068.00 | $5,900.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $3,068.00 | $5,900.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $3,243.15 | $7,207.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast | $4,326.75 | $5,769.00 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $5,883.75 | $13,075.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $5,883.75 | $13,075.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hospital of Barstow INC Barstow, CA MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $9,211.49 | $15,352.48 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $13,801.70 | $13,801.70 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $13,801.70 | $13,801.70 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $446.00, median $3,155.58, highest $13,801.70 — a 30.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,326.75. 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.