SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in HARTFORD, CT

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 70553, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Connecticut Children's HARTFORD, CT
MRI Brain W & WO Contrast
$1,698.00 $2,830.00 40%
file
Connecticut Children's HARTFORD, CT
MRI Brain W & WO Contrast
$1,698.00 $2,830.00 40%
file
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center HARTFORD, CT
HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast
$2,754.40 $5,008.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $1,698.00, median $1,698.00, highest $2,754.40 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,698.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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