MRI of the brain, no contrast dye cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $246.54 to $1,910.70, with a median of $604.95. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville (Collierville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.8× 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$246.54Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville + 2 more
Median$604.95half pay less
Highest$1,910.70in Tennessee
Lowest saves$358.41vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville lowest Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $246.54 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $246.54 | $1,174.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $246.54 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $251.86 | $477.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $270.02 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $281.76 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN MR BRAIN WO CON | $496.16 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $513.88 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $531.60 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $531.60 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville · Crossville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $567.04 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $584.76 | $1,772.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $584.76 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $584.76 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN WO CONT | $584.76 | $1,772.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $593.63 | $2,581.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $593.63 | $2,581.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN MRI BRAIN | $613.93 | $2,117.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MRI BRAIN | $613.93 | $2,117.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN | $613.93 | $2,117.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $780.30 | $2,700.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $802.40 | $4,012.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN | $1,143.18 | $2,117.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI - BRAIN WO | $1,146.57 | $3,821.90 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals Smithville · Smithville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals Sparta · Cookeville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN WO | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,432.86 | $6,513.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY MR-BRAIN WO | $1,638.36 | $8,445.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski East College Pulaski · East College Pulaski, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $1,910.70 | $6,521.15 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $246.54 | $1,364.44 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $531.60 | $584.76 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $613.93 | $1,144.88 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $251.86 | $251.86 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,638.36 | $1,638.36 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,146.95 | $1,146.95 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $567.04 | $567.04 |
| East College Pulaski, TN | 1 | $1,910.70 | $1,910.70 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $270.02 | $270.02 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,146.95 | $1,146.95 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $531.60 | $531.60 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $780.30 | $780.30 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,146.95 | $1,146.95 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $513.88 | $513.88 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $613.93 | $613.93 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $496.16 | $496.16 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $613.93 | $613.93 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $802.40 | $802.40 |
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
- New York$938.18
- 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
- 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.