MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $1,745.50 to $6,190.89, with a median of $3,665.50. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital.
Cash prices at 10 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 Mar 17, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA Chgr - Mri Screen, Iac W&W/O Contrast | $1,745.50 | $3,491.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgr - Mri Screen, Iac W&W/O Contrast | $1,745.50 | $3,491.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgr - Mri Screen, Iac W&W/O Contrast | $1,745.50 | $3,491.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgr - Mri Screen, Iac W&W/O Contrast | $1,745.50 | $3,491.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgr - Mri Screen, Iac W&W/O Contrast | $1,745.50 | $3,491.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgr - Mri Screen, Iac W&W/O Contrast | $1,745.50 | $3,491.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA Hc Mri-Brain Wo & W Contrast | $3,660.14 | $6,100.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgr-Mr Head W/Wo Contrast | $3,665.50 | $7,331.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgr-Mr Head W/Wo Contrast | $3,665.50 | $7,331.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgr-Mr Head W/Wo Contrast | $3,665.50 | $7,331.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgr-Mr Head W/Wo Contrast | $3,665.50 | $7,331.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgr-Mr Head W/Wo Contrast | $3,665.50 | $7,331.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgr-Mr Head W/Wo Contrast | $3,665.50 | $7,331.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harbour View Medical Center LLC Suffolk, VA HC MRI-Brain WO & W Contrast | $4,011.00 | $6,685.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC MRI-Brain WO & W Contrast | $4,011.00 | $6,685.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital LLC Newport News, VA HC MRI-Brain WO & W Contrast | $4,011.00 | $6,685.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA MRI BRAIN W/WO | $6,190.89 | $6,878.77 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,745.50, median $3,665.50, highest $6,190.89 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,602.80. 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.