MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,040.50 to $8,571.58, with a median of $4,042.00. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 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 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL Hb Mri Brain Wo And W Cont | $2,040.50 | $5,830.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OHI West, Inc. Saint Petersburg, FL Hb Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $2,214.80 | $5,537.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast | $2,214.80 | $5,537.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $3,524.69 | $3,524.69 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $3,524.69 | $3,524.69 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $3,524.69 | $3,524.69 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. Tampa, FL MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $4,042.00 | $8,084.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. Tampa, FL MAGNETIC RESONANCE EG PROTON IMAGING BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL FOLLOWED BY CONTRAST MATERIALS AND FURTHER SEQUENCES | $4,042.00 | $8,084.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. Tampa, FL MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL FOLLOWED BY CONTRAST MATERIAL AND FURTHER SEQUENCES | $4,042.00 | $8,084.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $6,746.62 | $6,746.62 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $7,461.32 | $7,461.32 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $7,461.32 | $7,461.32 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $8,571.58 | $8,571.58 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,040.50, median $4,042.00, highest $8,571.58 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $4,042.00. 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.