MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,302.72 to $13,801.70, with a median of $4,326.75. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 Sep 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,302.72 | $2,714.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $1,302.72, median $4,326.75, highest $13,801.70 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,155.58 — 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.