Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Delaware Outpatient

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

In Delaware, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,497.30 to $5,196.24, with a median of $4,596.80. The lowest price is at St. Francis Hospital Inc (Wilmington). The highest price is 2.1× 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$2,497.30St. Francis Hospital Inc
Median$4,596.80half pay less
Highest$5,196.24in Delaware
Lowest saves$2,099.50vs the median

Hospitals in Delaware, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
St. Francis Hospital Inc lowest Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast $2,497.30 $3,842.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MRI Brain W/ W/O Cont $3,357.00 $3,357.00 —
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Beebe Medical Center Inc. Lewes · Seaford, DE MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $4,596.80 $5,408.00 —
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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford · Seaford, DE Hc Mri Brain Stem W/O & W Contrast $5,196.24 $6,186.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover · Dover, DE Hc Mri Brain Stem W/O & W Contrast $5,196.24 $6,186.00 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 $2,497.30 $2,927.15
Seaford, DE 2 $4,596.80 $4,896.52
Dover, DE 1 $5,196.24 $5,196.24

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.