Scans and imaging CPT 70551 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Brain MRI cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 103 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $234.00 to $8,106.86, with a median of $1,821.95. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol). The highest price is 34.6× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,821.95, is about the same as the US median of $1,840.00.
  • That is 7.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 103 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$234.00Lower Bucks Hospital
Median$1,821.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,106.86in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,587.95vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Mri Brain $234.00 $3,241.69 Sep 1, 2026
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Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $234.31 $2,019.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Mri Brain $243.00 $3,808.34 Sep 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 70551 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE Tech $288.83 $1,209.00 Mar 27, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA MRI Brain w/o Contrast $314.46 $1,209.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 70551 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE Tech $350.49 $1,209.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 70551 MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE Tech $380.47 $1,209.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MRI Brain w/o Contrast - Report $400.54 $1,209.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $4,194.75 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA MRI Scan of Brain Without Contrast $455.00 $2,225.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST $569.50 $1,139.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA MRI BRAIN INC STEM W/O C 70551 $575.64 $1,599.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA MRI BRAIN WO $646.80 $1,078.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST $692.00 $692.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA MRI BRAIN UNENHANCED $743.40 $2,478.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA MRI Brain w/o Contrast $880.56 $2,446.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material $938.00 $2,345.00 Apr 15, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $977.40 $1,629.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA MRI BRAIN/IAC W/O CONT $987.00 $1,645.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA MRI BRAIN W/O $1,016.62 $1,196.02 Feb 25, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA MRI Brain/Brain St wo Gad $1,120.00 $2,000.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,120.80 $1,868.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,120.80 $1,868.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST $1,120.80 $1,868.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA MRI BRAIN SEIZURE W/O CONT $1,184.40 $2,632.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Brain w/o Contrast - HRHMC MRI $1,228.98 $2,048.29 Sep 21, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $1,257.00 $2,095.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Mri Brain W/O Contrast $1,331.20 $3,328.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Mri Brain W/O Contrast $1,331.20 $3,328.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Mri Brain W/O Contrast $1,331.20 $3,328.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Mri Brain W/O Contrast $1,331.20 $3,328.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MR-BRAIN WO $1,383.12 $5,763.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $1,522.20 $2,537.00 Sep 11, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/O CONTRAST $1,554.42 $2,220.60 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/O CONTRAST $1,554.42 $2,220.60 Mar 6, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MR-BRAIN WO $1,691.28 $6,264.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MR-BRAIN WO $1,691.28 $6,264.00 Dec 2, 2024
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $1,699.20 $2,832.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $1,705.20 $2,842.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,741.80 $2,903.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,741.80 $2,903.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,741.80 $2,903.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,741.80 $2,903.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,741.80 $2,903.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,741.80 $2,903.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $1,821.95 — Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $1,911.60 $3,186.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,010.47 $2,611.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,036.58 $2,611.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,036.58 $2,611.00 Oct 28, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,117.73 $2,901.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,122.12 $2,756.00 Oct 28, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $2,143.05 $3,297.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $2,175.90 $2,175.90 Mar 19, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,204.76 $2,901.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $2,205.00 $3,675.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC MRI BRAIN WO CNTRST $2,232.36 $2,756.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA MR BRAIN WO $2,244.60 $3,741.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $2,398.20 $3,997.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $2,398.20 $3,997.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $2,470.80 $4,118.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem WO/Contrast $2,728.60 $3,410.75 Mar 31, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA MRI Brain/Brain St wo Gad $2,766.40 $3,952.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast $2,796.95 $4,303.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $2,891.50 $5,783.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA MRI IAC's w/o contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA MRI Pitiutary wo Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA MRI Brain w/o Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA MRI Brain w/o Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA MRI Pitiutary wo Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA MRI IAC's w/o contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST $3,037.30 $4,339.00 Sep 16, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $3,091.80 $5,153.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem WO/Contrast $3,364.35 $4,205.44 Mar 31, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem WO/Contrast $3,563.52 $4,454.40 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $3,682.80 $6,138.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC MR BRAIN WO CON $3,801.60 $6,336.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $3,834.60 $6,391.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $3,940.80 $6,568.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $4,125.00 $6,875.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC MR BRAIN WO CON $4,272.00 $7,120.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST $4,521.93 $4,521.93 Jul 4, 2024
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $5,178.60 $8,631.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,712.30 $6,347.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,712.30 $6,347.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,748.58 $6,926.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,859.90 $6,511.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE $5,859.90 $6,511.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA MR BRAIN WO CON $6,214.20 $10,357.00 Mar 6, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MRI Brain W/O Contrast $8,106.86 $8,106.86 Dec 31, 2025
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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
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 25 $234.31 $2,036.58
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14 $234.00 $1,576.58
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $5,748.58 $5,748.58
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $288.83 $400.54
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $1,383.12 $1,691.28
York-Hanover, PA 4 $455.00 $1,098.40
Hermitage, PA 3 $2,122.12 $2,470.80
Lancaster, PA 3 $350.49 $455.00
Sayre, PA 3 $2,728.60 $3,364.35
Altoona, PA 2 $1,699.20 $2,312.60
Chambersburg, PA 2 $455.00 $455.00
DuBois, PA 2 $2,926.00 $2,926.00
Oil City, PA 2 $1,257.00 $1,731.00
Pottsville, PA 2 $5,712.30 $5,712.30
Somerset, PA 2 $1,016.62 $1,379.21
Brookville, PA 1 $2,926.00 $2,926.00
Bradford, PA 1 $2,244.60 $2,244.60
Clarion, PA 1 $1,120.00 $1,120.00
Coudersport, PA 1 $977.40 $977.40
Everett, PA 1 $1,705.20 $1,705.20
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $5,748.58 $5,748.58
Erie, PA 1 $5,178.60 $5,178.60
Gettysburg, PA 1 $455.00 $455.00
Honesdale, PA 1 $3,037.30 $3,037.30
Huntingdon, PA 1 $2,926.00 $2,926.00
Indiana, PA 1 $880.56 $880.56
Johnstown, PA 1 $938.00 $938.00
Lebanon, PA 1 $455.00 $455.00
Lewisburg, PA 1 $455.00 $455.00
Meadville, PA 1 $1,522.20 $1,522.20
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $575.64 $575.64
Reading, PA 1 $314.46 $314.46
St. Marys, PA 1 $2,926.00 $2,926.00
State College, PA 1 $1,184.40 $1,184.40
Waynesburg, PA 1 $1,554.42 $1,554.42
Wellsboro, PA 1 $2,398.20 $2,398.20
Warren, PA 1 $692.00 $692.00
Williamsport, PA 1 $2,398.20 $2,398.20
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

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Median cash price across the state's hospitals.