SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc.
GLEN DALE, WV MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST |
$1,593.00 | $3,186.00 | 50% | — file |
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| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc.
GLEN DALE, WV MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$1,694.50 | $3,389.00 | 50% | — file |
|
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc.
WHEELING, WV MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST |
$1,867.50 | $3,735.00 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 file |
|
| Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc.
BARNESVILLE, OH MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST |
$2,033.50 | $4,067.00 | 50% | — file |
|
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc.
WHEELING, WV MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$2,062.00 | $4,124.00 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,593.00, median $1,867.50, highest $2,062.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70553 ($2,489.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc.
BARNESVILLE, OH MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$128.50 | file |