SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Health Care Cooperative Inc.
SUMMERSVILLE, WV MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST |
$1,690.50 | $3,381.00 | 50% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,690.50, median $1,690.50, highest $1,690.50.
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.
| West Virginia Health Care Cooperative Inc.
SUMMERSVILLE, WV MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE |
$112.00 | file |