MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $718.25 to $4,820.40, with a median of $2,795.00. The lowest listed price is at American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC.
Cash prices at 12 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 Apr 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC lowest Granite City, IL MR-BRAIN WWO | $718.25 | $1,197.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $1,785.55 | $2,747.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $2,161.90 | $3,326.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast | $2,476.32 | $3,095.40 | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $2,608.45 | $4,013.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $2,789.80 | $4,292.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO MRI Brain W/WO Cont | $2,800.20 | $4,308.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $2,964.90 | $2,964.90 | — | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $4,238.64 | $5,887.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $4,441.68 | $6,169.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $4,523.04 | $6,282.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $4,820.40 | $6,695.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $718.25, median $2,795.00, highest $4,820.40 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,098.96. 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.