Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Alaska Outpatient

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye cost in Alaska

In Alaska, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $1,690.00 to $5,938.92, with a median of $3,513.90. The lowest price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (Anchorage). The highest price is 3.5× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70553. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,690.00Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Median$3,513.90half pay less
Highest$5,938.92in Alaska
Lowest saves$1,823.90vs the median

Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage · Anchorage, AK MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $1,690.00 $1,690.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer · Anchorage, AK MRI Brain WWO $2,398.80 $7,996.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Fairbanks Memorial Hospital LLC Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $3,327.58 $3,502.72 Jun 16, 2026
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Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $3,513.90 $5,406.00 —
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City of Valdez Valdez · Valdez, AK HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE $5,486.52 $7,034.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE $5,549.70 $7,115.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE $5,938.92 $7,614.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Anchorage, AK 3 $1,690.00 $2,398.80
Fairbanks-College, AK 1 $3,327.58 $3,327.58
Kodiak, AK 1 $5,938.92 $5,938.92
Ketchikan, AK 1 $3,513.90 $3,513.90
Valdez, AK 1 $5,486.52 $5,486.52

What it is

This brain MRI is done in two parts: first without contrast dye, then again after a gadolinium contrast dye is injected into a vein. The contrast helps show tumors, infection, inflammation and conditions such as multiple sclerosis more clearly.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers both sets of images. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and the contrast agent may appear as its own pharmacy charge.

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.