Brain MRI cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $237.00 to $12,160.29, with a median of $1,546.35. The lowest price is at St Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City). The highest price is 51.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,546.35, is 16% below the US median of $1,840.00.
- That is 6.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Missouri ranks 18th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 66 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$237.00St Joseph Medical Center
Median$1,546.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,160.29in Missouri
Lowest saves$1,309.35vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Mri Brain | $237.00 | $4,924.48 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI Brain WO for Tysabri Screen | $316.55 | $487.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI Brain WO for Tysabri Screen | $323.05 | $497.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO ER MRI Head Limited Study | $431.88 | $1,727.50 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $520.00 | $650.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO MRI BRAIN W/O CONT | $525.60 | $1,168.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS MR Brain wo Contrast | $681.50 | $2,350.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $711.20 | $3,133.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $789.53 | $3,133.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS MR Exam 1 | $825.55 | $1,501.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS MR Exam 1 | $825.55 | $1,501.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO MRI BRAIN W STEM WO CONT | $900.00 | $1,500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Mri brain stem w/o dye | $912.30 | $3,041.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN WO | $936.00 | $3,358.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $955.58 | $3,133.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $999.44 | $3,133.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO MRI BRAIN WO | $1,040.00 | $1,600.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO MR-BRAIN WO | $1,095.97 | $4,059.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,105.00 | $1,300.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST FAC | $1,162.56 | $2,422.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,196.30 | $1,709.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST-XS | $1,240.80 | $2,068.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,265.55 | $1,947.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO MRI scan of brain without contrast | $1,273.80 | $2,123.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,337.70 | $2,058.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO MRI HEAD WO | $1,365.00 | $1,950.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO MRI BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,401.00 | $1,401.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO MRV Brain WO | $1,502.58 | $7,155.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO MRI BRAIN W/O | $1,507.50 | $3,015.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,519.70 | $2,338.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $1,524.80 | $1,906.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI Brain WO for Tysabri Screen | $1,524.90 | $2,346.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,567.80 | $2,412.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO MR-BRAIN WO | $1,663.94 | $6,933.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,748.50 | $2,690.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,801.15 | $2,771.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,801.15 | $2,771.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,801.80 | $2,772.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS MRI Brain WO Cont | $1,878.50 | $2,890.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $1,935.50 | $1,935.50 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS MR - SELLA WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,990.48 | $4,976.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS MR IAC'S WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,990.48 | $4,976.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS MR IAC'S WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,990.48 | $4,976.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO MRI scan of brain without contrast | $2,013.48 | $2,516.85 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,040.00 | $2,400.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,151.00 | $2,868.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MRI Brain WO Cont | $2,189.20 | $3,368.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,295.00 | $2,700.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,295.00 | $2,700.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS MRI Brain WO Cont | $2,305.55 | $3,547.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $2,458.95 | $3,783.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO MRI Brain WO Cont | $2,458.95 | $3,783.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN/NECK-ANGIO | $2,635.75 | $3,765.35 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO MRI BRAIN W O CONTRAST | $2,884.00 | $4,120.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO MRI Brain w/o Cont | $2,901.00 | $2,901.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $3,092.32 | $3,865.40 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $3,110.40 | $3,456.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Mri Brain Wo | $3,351.00 | $3,351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $4,435.63 | $6,336.62 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS BRAIN W/O CONT 70551 | $4,454.80 | $6,364.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $6,892.74 | $6,892.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $9,931.11 | $9,931.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $9,960.43 | $9,960.43 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $10,840.25 | $10,840.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $12,160.29 | $12,160.29 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 13 | $237.00 | $2,635.75 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $316.55 | $1,524.90 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $1,878.50 | $1,990.48 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $520.00 | $1,624.24 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $2,189.20 | $2,770.10 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $900.00 | $1,070.40 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $1,105.00 | $1,700.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $2,040.00 | $2,040.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $1,801.15 | $1,801.15 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $1,040.00 | $1,040.00 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $711.20 | $711.20 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $1,801.15 | $1,801.15 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $1,337.70 | $1,337.70 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $1,365.00 | $1,365.00 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $3,110.40 | $3,110.40 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $1,273.80 | $1,273.80 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $2,884.00 | $2,884.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $1,663.94 | $1,663.94 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $999.44 | $999.44 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $1,524.80 | $1,524.80 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $1,519.70 | $1,519.70 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $1,196.30 | $1,196.30 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $1,401.00 | $1,401.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $955.58 | $955.58 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $2,013.48 | $2,013.48 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $2,295.00 | $2,295.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $1,095.97 | $1,095.97 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $525.60 | $525.60 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $912.30 | $912.30 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $1,748.50 | $1,748.50 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $1,502.58 | $1,502.58 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $4,435.63 | $4,435.63 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $1,507.50 | $1,507.50 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $2,151.00 | $2,151.00 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $431.88 | $431.88 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $2,901.00 | $2,901.00 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $1,801.80 | $1,801.80 |
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
- Alabama$1,711.79
- 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
- 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.