SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California
SACRAMENTO, CA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$3,926.10 | $3,926.10 | — | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE
ROSEVILLE, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$5,499.20 | $9,820.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$5,499.20 | $9,820.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL |
$5,499.20 | $9,820.00 | 44% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,926.10, median $5,499.20, highest $5,499.20 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,499.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.