Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in Princeton, IN — inpatient

In Princeton, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye as an inpatient: from $689.15 to $1,189.85, with a median of $939.50.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 70553, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 11, 2026.

Lowest$689.15Deaconess Health System Gibson General Hospital
Median$939.50half pay less
Highest$1,189.85in this market
Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Princeton, IN.

median
Lowest $689.15Highest $1,189.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Deaconess Health System Gibson General Hospital lowest Princeton, IN CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $689.15 $1,969.00 65% Feb 11, 2026
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Deaconess Health System Gibson General Hospital Princeton, IN HC MRI BRAIN W&W/O CONTRAST $1,189.85 $2,245.00 47% Feb 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $689.15, median $939.50, highest $1,189.85 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $939.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.