MRI of the brain, no contrast dye cost in New York
In New York, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $190.00 to $7,538.00, with a median of $938.18. The lowest price is at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn). The highest price is 39.7× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$190.00Maimonides Medical Center
Median$938.18half pay less
Highest$7,538.00in New York
Lowest saves$748.18vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRA BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $190.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $233.51 | $863.91 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $836.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $836.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $243.77 | $836.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri brain stem w/o dye | $283.22 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri brain stem w/o dye | $283.22 | — | — source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA | $286.04 | $819.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA | $286.04 | $819.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA | $286.04 | $1,614.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,313.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,313.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,313.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - MRI QUICK BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $324.00 | $324.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material | $358.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $390.00 | $390.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $390.00 | $390.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material | $459.00 | — | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material | $460.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $506.50 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $544.60 | $778.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material | $592.00 | — | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital, Inc. Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $616.98 | $3,084.90 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY MR BRAIN WO CON | $682.20 | $1,137.00 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $770.70 | $3,853.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 70551 MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $900.00 | $900.00 | — source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $936.70 | $1,441.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $938.18 | $4,690.88 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $938.18 | $4,690.88 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $938.18 | $4,690.88 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $956.04 | $1,470.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $1,006.36 | $1,548.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $1,006.36 | $1,548.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $1,042.80 | $5,488.42 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $1,042.80 | $5,488.42 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $1,307.22 | $1,634.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $1,543.10 | $2,374.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $1,633.56 | $8,597.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $1,633.56 | $8,597.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST | $1,697.28 | $2,176.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $2,253.77 | $3,467.34 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $2,374.45 | $3,653.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $2,374.45 | $3,653.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $2,387.53 | $3,673.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Massena Hospital Inc Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI BRAIN INCLUDING BRAIN STEM WO CONTRAST | $2,435.40 | $3,746.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem WO/Contrast | $3,000.46 | $3,750.57 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem WO/Contrast | $3,017.60 | $3,772.00 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Rtms Dosing Study Mri Brain | $3,379.43 | $3,379.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast | $4,860.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast | $4,860.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast | $4,860.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast | $4,860.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast | $4,860.00 | $5,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $5,510.55 | $6,483.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - MRI QUICK BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $5,689.00 | $5,689.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $6,025.35 | $6,025.35 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,536.67 | $7,536.67 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,538.00 | $7,538.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $190.00 | $1,017.40 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $283.22 | $774.02 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $460.00 | $938.18 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $2,253.77 | $2,387.53 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $2,374.45 | $2,374.45 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $938.18 | $938.18 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $682.20 | $1,189.74 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $900.00 | $1,221.55 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $936.70 | $936.70 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $3,017.60 | $3,017.60 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $206.00 | $206.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $770.70 | $770.70 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $324.00 | $324.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $616.98 | $616.98 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $5,689.00 | $5,689.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $459.00 | $459.00 |
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
- Alabama$5,533.08
- Alaska$2,998.40
- Arizona$753.90
- Arkansas$699.60
- California$2,600.00
- Colorado$877.54
- Connecticut$1,460.80
- Delaware$2,628.76
- Florida$2,618.81
- Georgia$1,210.50
- Hawaii$1,481.40
- Idaho$1,857.00
- Illinois$1,790.00
- Indiana$971.46
- Iowa$1,576.40
- Kansas$2,341.30
- Kentucky$3,258.04
- Louisiana$917.46
- Maine$1,411.10
- Maryland$529.94
- Massachusetts$2,312.47
- Michigan$1,426.00
- Minnesota$1,039.42
- Mississippi$481.34
- Missouri$1,658.15
- Montana$1,765.05
- Nebraska$1,495.46
- Nevada$1,506.45
- New Hampshire$1,695.44
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$2,012.61
- North Carolina$1,765.28
- North Dakota$1,793.90
- Ohio$1,352.44
- Oklahoma$919.98
- Oregon$1,819.85
- Pennsylvania$1,442.81
- Puerto Rico$750.00
- Rhode Island$1,258.00
- South Carolina$2,293.00
- South Dakota$2,922.00
- Tennessee$604.95
- Texas$2,189.86
- Utah$2,498.69
- Vermont$3,003.00
- Virginia$1,760.40
- Washington$1,709.30
- West Virginia$1,396.00
- Wisconsin$1,531.94
- Wyoming$1,430.27
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.