Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Illinois Outpatient

MRI of the brain, no contrast dye cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $254.00 to $4,115.52, with a median of $1,790.00. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Aurora) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$254.00Mercy Medical Center + 1 more

Median$1,790.00half pay less

Highest$4,115.52in Illinois

Lowest saves$1,536.00vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN IAC W/O CONTRAST	$254.00	$5,792.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital lowest Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN	$254.00	$2,851.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of brain without contrast	$302.84	$597.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Inc Anna · Anna, IL CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$402.85	$1,151.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL MR-BRAIN WO	$429.59	$715.99	— source file
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Inc Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$465.85	$1,331.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services Illinois Inc Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	$465.85	$1,331.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR MRI BRAIN	$538.40	$673.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health North Francisco Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of brain without contrast	$550.66	$1,966.65	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Brain/Head WO/Cont	$752.78	$3,962.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR Scan Brain/Head WO/Cont	$911.26	$3,962.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Presence Chicago Hospitals Network Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI PITUITARY WO CONT	$940.83	$2,851.00	— source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN	$950.00	$3,800.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON	$1,210.00	$2,420.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,210.00	$2,420.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Community First Healthcare of Illinois INC Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI scan of brain without contrast	$1,330.13	$2,660.25	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,350.00	$2,700.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Brain w/o Contrast	$1,399.99	$4,117.62	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,425.00	$2,850.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST	$1,480.07	$5,560.00	— source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON	$1,505.00	$3,010.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Posterior Fossa wo Contrast	$1,509.60	$2,516.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Brain w Diffusion wo Contrast	$1,509.60	$2,516.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,650.00	$3,300.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,650.00	$3,300.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MR BRAIN (RESEARCH) WO CONTRAST	$1,700.00	$3,400.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN SHUNT EVAL LTD WO CON	$1,700.00	$3,400.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,765.00	$3,530.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Brain w/o Contrast BCE	$1,778.61	$5,231.21	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MR BRAIN W/O DYE	$1,790.00	$3,580.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE	$2,112.80	$2,112.80	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Brain W/O Contrast	$2,187.90	$3,366.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Brain W/O Contrast	$2,187.90	$3,366.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Brain W/O Contrast	$2,187.90	$3,366.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MRI Brain W/O Contrast	$2,187.90	$3,366.00	— source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Inc Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$2,881.44	$4,002.00	— source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Mri Brain Stem W/O Dye	$2,987.00	$2,987.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,026.16	$4,203.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,088.08	$4,289.00	— source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,178.08	$4,414.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,219.12	$4,471.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,221.28	$4,474.00	— source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,223.44	$4,477.00	— source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H MR BRAIN VENTICLES WO CONTRAST	$3,390.80	$4,844.00	— source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,503.52	$4,866.00	— source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Mri, Brain; Without Contrast Material	$3,750.00	$3,750.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,787.00	$3,787.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,787.00	$3,787.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$3,787.00	$3,787.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye	$3,887.10	$5,553.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN ACUTE 3 SEQUENCE	$4,028.00	$4,028.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN ACUTE 3 SEQUENCE	$4,028.00	$4,028.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Naperville Psychiatric Ventures Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WITHOUT CONTRAST	$4,028.00	$4,028.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Mri, Brain; Without Contrast Material	$4,097.00	$4,097.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST	$4,115.52	$5,716.00	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	48	$254.00	$1,784.30
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$429.59	$3,219.12
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3	$538.40	$1,509.60
Anna, IL	1	$402.85	$402.85
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$3,178.08	$3,178.08
Decatur, IL	1	$4,115.52	$4,115.52
Kankakee, IL	1	$1,480.07	$1,480.07
Litchfield, IL	1	$3,088.08	$3,088.08
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$465.85	$465.85
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$465.85	$465.85
Shelbyville, IL	1	$2,881.44	$2,881.44
Springfield, IL	1	$3,503.52	$3,503.52

What it is

An MRI of the brain uses a strong magnet and radio waves, not X-rays, to make detailed pictures of the brain and brain stem. It is used to look into headaches, seizures, dizziness, numbness or other nerve symptoms. This version is done without contrast dye.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan itself. The radiologist's interpretation is often billed separately, and sedation, if needed, is extra.

MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.