Brain MRI cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $215.40 to $13,177.64, with a median of $1,146.76. The lowest price is at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (Jackson) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 61.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,146.76, is 38% below the US median of $1,840.00.
- That is 4.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Tennessee ranks 7th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 84 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 Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$215.40Jackson-Madison County General Hospital + 5 more
Median$1,146.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,177.64in Tennessee
Lowest saves$931.36vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital lowest Jackson · Jackson, TN HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $215.40 | $718.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital lowest Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $215.40 | $718.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital lowest Camden · Camden, TN HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $215.40 | $718.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital lowest Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $215.40 | $718.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital lowest Milan · Jackson, TN HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $215.40 | $718.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital lowest Martin · Martin, TN HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $215.40 | $718.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville 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 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 Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $246.54 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 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 |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $298.32 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 70551 MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $329.40 | $549.00 | Sep 1, 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 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 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $725.16 | $1,208.60 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $728.04 | $1,070.65 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital 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 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC MRIG LIMITED BRAIN | $818.44 | $2,765.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $883.14 | $2,154.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN MRI Brain w/o Contrast Wake Up Protocol | $909.38 | $2,218.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $981.33 | $3,271.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN MRI BRAIN WO CONT | $992.25 | $2,205.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI - BRAIN WO | $1,146.57 | $3,821.90 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN WO CONT SPECTRSCPY X | $1,146.95 | $3,823.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC MRIG LIMITED BRAIN | $1,169.60 | $2,765.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,335.26 | $2,817.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN MR-BRAIN WO | $1,340.00 | $5,916.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CON | $1,374.31 | $4,739.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CON | $1,374.31 | $4,739.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC MRI BRAIN W/O CON | $1,374.31 | $4,739.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC MRI Brain W/O Contrast | $1,425.60 | $2,700.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1410447145 - Mri Brain Wo Contrast 70551 | $1,432.56 | $2,614.16 | Jan 6, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,432.86 | $6,513.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $1,436.04 | $7,326.72 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MR BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,576.00 | $1,970.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN MR-BRAIN WO | $1,597.36 | $5,916.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY MR-BRAIN WO | $1,638.36 | $8,445.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,734.57 | $3,076.40 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $1,787.26 | $7,177.76 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $1,910.70 | $6,521.15 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $2,007.31 | $8,615.05 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $2,234.69 | $9,047.34 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $2,339.35 | $7,175.93 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN MR-BRAIN/ IACS/PIT WO | $2,694.00 | $2,694.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $3,641.12 | $7,181.70 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $3,742.33 | $3,742.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $5,921.36 | $5,921.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $6,500.85 | $6,500.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $7,094.33 | $7,094.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $8,331.24 | $8,331.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $9,307.19 | $9,307.19 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $10,544.21 | $10,544.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $10,643.20 | $10,643.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $10,890.27 | $10,890.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $10,890.27 | $10,890.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $10,890.27 | $10,890.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | $10,890.27 | $10,890.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $13,177.64 | $13,177.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 20 | $298.32 | $2,990.24 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $246.54 | $1,364.44 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $818.44 | $10,890.27 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $531.60 | $584.76 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $215.40 | $215.40 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $1,374.31 | $1,475.16 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $1,436.04 | $1,436.04 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $215.40 | $215.40 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $215.40 | $215.40 |
| 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 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $728.04 | $728.04 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $215.40 | $215.40 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $1,335.26 | $1,335.26 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $270.02 | $270.02 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $1,787.26 | $1,787.26 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $883.14 | $883.14 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $215.40 | $215.40 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,146.95 | $1,146.95 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $531.60 | $531.60 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $780.30 | $780.30 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $1,910.70 | $1,910.70 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $2,694.00 | $2,694.00 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,146.95 | $1,146.95 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $992.25 | $992.25 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $513.88 | $513.88 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,374.31 | $1,374.31 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $496.16 | $496.16 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $802.40 | $802.40 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $909.38 | $909.38 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $2,234.69 | $2,234.69 |
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 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
- 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.