Brain MRI cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $212.00 to $37,454.50, with a median of $1,711.79. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 176.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,711.79, is 7% below the US median of $1,840.00.
- That is 7.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Alabama ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 46 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70551. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$212.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$1,711.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$37,454.50in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,499.79vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Mri Brain | $212.00 | $6,802.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL MR BRAIN & STEM W/O CONTRAST | $270.00 | $1,400.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL MRI Brain w/o contrast | $323.40 | $588.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA MRI BRAIN W/O | $388.00 | $776.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $596.20 | $1,490.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $717.18 | $1,792.94 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $780.00 | $1,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MR-BRAIN WO | $845.78 | $4,698.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Mri Iac W/o Contr | $849.00 | $3,539.00 | — source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $852.50 | $1,705.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Shunt Function | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL MRI BRAIN WO CONTRA | $895.57 | $3,444.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST 70551 | $1,035.45 | $1,593.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL MR-BRAIN WO | $1,156.59 | $12,851.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,200.50 | $1,715.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL BRAIN W/O CONT | $1,473.11 | $1,733.07 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL MR-BRAIN WO | $1,489.65 | $9,931.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL MR-BRAIN WO | $1,667.40 | $11,116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL MRI BRAIN | $1,697.38 | $3,394.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL MRI BRAIN | $1,697.38 | $3,394.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL MR PITUITARY W/O CONTRAST | $1,726.20 | $2,877.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL XMR IAC(S) MRI W/O | $1,726.20 | $2,877.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,795.88 | $2,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL MRI Brain + IAC w/o Contrast | $1,848.00 | $3,446.61 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL MR-BRAIN W/O CONTR | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL MR-BRAIN W/O CONTR | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MR-BRAIN WO | $2,077.16 | $11,539.79 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL MRI Brain wo/Cont | $2,203.50 | $2,938.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL MR-BRAIN WO | $2,591.31 | $21,594.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI-BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI-BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI-BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MR-BRAIN W/O CONTR | $3,937.00 | $3,937.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL MR-BRAIN W/O CONTR | $3,937.00 | $3,937.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL MR BRAIN/STEM WO/CONTRAST | $4,518.00 | $4,518.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MR BRAIN/STEM WO/CONTRAST | $4,518.00 | $4,518.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Mri Brain - Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $8,989.00 | $8,989.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Brain - Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $8,989.00 | $8,989.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Brain - Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $8,989.00 | $8,989.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Brain - Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $8,989.00 | $8,989.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Brain - Mri Brain Wo Contrast | $12,397.66 | $12,397.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL OR-OVITEX 1S PERMANENT 20X20 | $37,454.50 | $37,454.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL OR-OVITEX 1S PERMANENT 20X20 | $37,454.50 | $37,454.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 8 | $893.08 | $5,596.25 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $2,077.16 | $20,986.25 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $717.18 | $1,192.29 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $212.00 | $1,401.66 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $1,726.20 | $1,726.20 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $895.57 | $2,416.28 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $849.00 | $4,919.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $323.40 | $323.40 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,795.88 | $1,795.88 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $852.50 | $852.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,848.00 | $1,848.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $845.78 | $845.78 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $1,035.45 | $1,035.45 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $1,156.59 | $1,156.59 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $388.00 | $388.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $1,697.38 | $1,697.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $3,937.00 | $3,937.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $4,518.00 | $4,518.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $1,604.76 | $1,604.76 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $596.20 | $596.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $1,473.11 | $1,473.11 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,200.50 | $1,200.50 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $270.00 | $270.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $1,697.38 | $1,697.38 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $1,604.76 | $1,604.76 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What brain MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Brain MRI explained.
MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in other states
- Alaska$3,309.97
- Arizona$1,316.16
- Arkansas$912.88
- California$2,904.96
- Colorado$2,300.10
- Connecticut$1,486.00
- Delaware$2,628.76
- District of Columbia$2,080.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,469.05
- Georgia$1,500.00
- Hawaii$1,418.20
- Idaho$1,689.63
- Illinois$2,792.36
- Indiana$1,016.72
- Iowa$2,293.05
- Kansas$1,253.85
- Kentucky$1,747.71
- Louisiana$982.53
- Maine$1,440.55
- Maryland$546.07
- Massachusetts$2,065.95
- Michigan$1,694.03
- Minnesota$2,081.11
- Mississippi$1,357.22
- Missouri$1,546.35
- Montana$1,792.64
- Nebraska$3,357.80
- Nevada$2,308.53
- New Hampshire$2,290.23
- New Jersey$666.13
- New Mexico$1,840.44
- New York$1,164.13
- North Carolina$1,988.50
- North Dakota$1,755.84
- Ohio$1,611.10
- Oklahoma$1,242.90
- Oregon$1,848.63
- Pennsylvania$1,821.95
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,134.00
- South Carolina$2,100.00
- South Dakota$3,141.60
- Tennessee$1,146.76
- Texas$1,845.30
- Utah$4,493.08
- Vermont$3,261.90
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,928.34
- West Virginia$1,373.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,057.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.