Brain MRI cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $748.44 to $5,781.01, with a median of $1,988.50. The lowest price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital (Statesville). The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,988.50, is 8% above the US median of $1,840.00.
- That is 8.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- North Carolina ranks 32nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 60 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$748.44Iredell Memorial Hospital
Median$1,988.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,781.01in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,240.06vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $748.44 | $2,772.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC MRI Brain WO Cntrst | $876.15 | $3,245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC MRI Brain WO Cntrst | $876.15 | $3,245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MRI Brain WO Cntrst | $876.15 | $3,245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Brain W/O Contrast | $889.84 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,175.50 | $2,351.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $1,202.60 | $1,718.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,240.50 | $2,481.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,247.00 | $2,494.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MRI Brain WO Cntrst | $1,250.91 | $4,633.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC MR HEAD W/O CM | $1,320.60 | $6,603.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye | $1,347.10 | $3,545.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye | $1,347.10 | $3,545.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr-Mr Face, Orbit, Head, Neck W/O Contrast | $1,477.00 | $2,954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $1,519.84 | $3,799.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,525.00 | $3,050.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $1,632.00 | $2,400.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,794.00 | $3,588.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,839.00 | $3,678.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,866.00 | $3,732.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $1,876.99 | $4,692.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $2,100.00 | $4,200.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $2,271.20 | $5,678.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Brain W/O Contrast | $2,503.72 | $4,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC MRI Posterior Fossa W/O Contrast | $2,503.72 | $4,724.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $2,592.91 | $3,704.15 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $2,629.52 | $6,573.81 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC MRI Posterior Fossa W/O Contrast | $2,670.64 | $4,769.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC MRI scan of brain without contrast | $2,693.60 | $3,848.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Pituitary W/O Contrast | $2,742.88 | $4,898.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC MRI Posterior Fossa W/O Contrast | $2,877.84 | $5,139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Pituitary W/O Contrast | $3,087.84 | $5,514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Iac W/O Contrast | $3,175.20 | $5,670.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC MRI BRAIN | $3,225.29 | $3,225.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,276.60 | $5,461.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,276.60 | $5,461.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,276.60 | $5,461.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,276.60 | $5,461.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $3,276.60 | $5,461.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC MRI Posterior Fossa W/O Contrast | $3,326.40 | $5,940.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONT | $3,449.00 | $3,449.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONT | $3,449.00 | $3,449.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MRI BRAIN WO CONT | $3,449.00 | $3,449.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC MRI BRAIN | $3,896.00 | $3,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $4,364.40 | $10,911.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital Brevard · Brevard, NC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 | 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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $748.44 | $1,839.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $3,276.60 | $3,276.60 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $876.15 | $1,347.10 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $1,175.50 | $1,240.50 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $3,896.00 | $4,838.50 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $876.15 | $1,573.68 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $1,632.00 | $1,749.00 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $3,175.20 | $3,175.20 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $1,320.60 | $1,320.60 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $1,839.00 | $1,839.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $3,276.60 | $3,276.60 |
| Brevard, NC | 1 | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $2,693.60 | $2,693.60 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $3,225.29 | $3,225.29 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $876.15 | $876.15 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $3,326.40 | $3,326.40 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $3,276.60 | $3,276.60 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $1,477.00 | $1,477.00 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $1,876.99 | $1,876.99 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $1,525.00 | $1,525.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $2,503.72 | $2,503.72 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,629.52 | $2,629.52 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $2,742.88 | $2,742.88 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $2,670.64 | $2,670.64 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $2,100.00 | $2,100.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $1,202.60 | $1,202.60 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $1,794.00 | $1,794.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $3,087.84 | $3,087.84 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $2,877.84 | $2,877.84 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $5,781.01 | $5,781.01 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $1,519.84 | $1,519.84 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $1,839.00 | $1,839.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $2,592.91 | $2,592.91 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $889.84 | $889.84 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $2,503.72 | $2,503.72 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $4,364.40 | $4,364.40 |
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
- 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 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.