Brain MRI with contrast cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $390.52 to $5,820.26, with a median of $2,901.31. The lowest price is at Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park). The highest price is 14.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,901.31, is 7% above the US median of $2,721.18.
- That is 8.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Minnesota ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 84 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$390.52Methodist Hospital
Median$2,901.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,820.26in Minnesota
Lowest saves$2,510.79vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $390.52 | $1,502.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $678.30 | $1,596.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $678.30 | $1,596.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $912.00 | $1,900.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $912.00 | $1,900.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $912.00 | $1,900.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain | $1,040.82 | $1,975.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain | $1,040.82 | $1,975.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,060.28 | $4,078.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,145.79 | $2,857.31 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $1,158.43 | $2,888.83 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,162.10 | $2,898.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,162.21 | $2,898.26 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MRI BRAIN WO&W CONTRAST | $1,214.36 | $2,857.31 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN MRI HEAD WO W CONTRAST | $1,744.00 | $2,725.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $1,747.16 | $2,818.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,753.52 | $3,812.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN MRI Brain w/wo Dye | $1,779.00 | $4,255.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $1,844.84 | $5,426.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN BRAIN WO/W CONTRAST,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $1,867.01 | $5,349.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN MRI HEAD WO W CONTRAST | $1,907.04 | $3,288.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,919.19 | $5,187.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,018.46 | $3,604.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $2,194.72 | $2,494.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN MRI brain with and without contrast | $2,431.46 | $3,986.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,465.53 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,591.16 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,591.16 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,591.16 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI MR iac wo/w con | $2,618.88 | $3,968.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $2,619.70 | $3,082.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,664.30 | $4,150.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,675.18 | $3,975.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $2,776.15 | $4,271.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN BRAIN W WO CONT | $2,927.68 | $5,228.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN MRI HEAD WO W CONTRAST | $2,965.91 | $3,489.30 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $2,967.00 | $3,956.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 70553 MRI HEAD W&WO CONTRAST | $2,971.31 | $4,879.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,002.35 | $4,619.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $3,013.20 | $3,720.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,025.13 | $3,928.74 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $3,061.07 | $3,644.13 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $3,103.80 | $4,434.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $3,163.83 | $4,456.10 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN MRI Head WO W Contrast | $3,171.75 | $4,393.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN MRI HEAD WO W CONTRAST | $3,180.14 | $5,483.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN MRI HEAD WO W CONTRAST | $3,208.75 | $3,775.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $3,309.33 | $3,309.33 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI MRI,BRAIN & STEM W/WO CONTRAST | $3,404.16 | $5,319.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,495.00 | $3,495.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN BRAIN W WO CONT | $3,531.90 | $5,790.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN BRAIN W WO CONT | $3,558.80 | $6,355.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,704.80 | $4,631.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $3,847.10 | $4,526.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Brain MRI Without and With Contrast | $3,847.17 | $7,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,875.12 | $4,843.89 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,930.40 | $4,913.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,930.40 | $4,913.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $3,972.00 | $4,965.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $4,024.00 | $5,030.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $4,155.20 | $5,194.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $4,155.20 | $5,194.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $4,214.40 | $5,268.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $4,280.64 | $7,644.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $4,284.00 | $4,284.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $4,316.00 | $5,395.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI HEAD W & W/O | $4,864.30 | $6,949.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT- RAD | $5,032.00 | $5,032.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT | $5,648.40 | $6,276.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Brain MRI Without and With Contrast | $5,820.26 | $7,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $390.52 | $1,162.10 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $678.30 | $2,618.88 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $678.30 | $2,901.31 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,844.84 | $2,260.01 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,779.00 | $2,044.53 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $2,901.31 | $3,592.66 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $1,753.52 | $2,531.42 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $1,867.01 | $1,942.74 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $2,901.31 | $2,901.31 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $4,280.64 | $4,280.64 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $3,847.10 | $3,847.10 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $1,907.04 | $1,907.04 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $3,930.40 | $3,930.40 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $3,558.80 | $3,558.80 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $3,930.40 | $3,930.40 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $4,214.40 | $4,214.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $2,965.91 | $2,965.91 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $2,664.30 | $2,664.30 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $2,776.15 | $2,776.15 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $3,061.07 | $3,061.07 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $2,901.31 | $2,901.31 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $3,495.00 | $3,495.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $3,025.13 | $3,025.13 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $4,316.00 | $4,316.00 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $1,744.00 | $1,744.00 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $3,180.14 | $3,180.14 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $3,208.75 | $3,208.75 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $5,648.40 | $5,648.40 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $3,103.80 | $3,103.80 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $2,967.00 | $2,967.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $4,155.20 | $4,155.20 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $2,431.46 | $2,431.46 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $2,619.70 | $2,619.70 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $2,310.06 | $2,310.06 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $2,927.68 | $2,927.68 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $2,194.72 | $2,194.72 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $2,971.31 | $2,971.31 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $2,901.31 | $2,901.31 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $3,002.35 | $3,002.35 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,747.16 | $1,747.16 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $4,024.00 | $4,024.00 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $3,972.00 | $3,972.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $5,820.26 | $5,820.26 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $3,171.75 | $3,171.75 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $4,155.20 | $4,155.20 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $3,704.80 | $3,704.80 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $3,531.90 | $3,531.90 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $3,875.12 | $3,875.12 |
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 with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Brain MRI with contrast explained.
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$2,315.38
- Alaska$4,345.08
- Arizona$1,884.32
- Arkansas$1,520.40
- California$4,326.75
- Colorado$3,197.75
- Connecticut$2,504.00
- Delaware$4,596.80
- District of Columbia$3,267.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,919.85
- Georgia$2,393.04
- Hawaii$1,945.30
- Idaho$2,263.00
- Illinois$4,018.12
- Indiana$1,307.00
- Iowa$3,483.40
- Kansas$1,738.28
- Kentucky$2,277.89
- Louisiana$1,305.72
- Maine$2,203.15
- Maryland$872.38
- Massachusetts$3,029.00
- Michigan$2,823.00
- Mississippi$2,090.04
- Missouri$2,482.78
- Montana$2,816.80
- Nebraska$3,964.90
- Nevada$4,317.05
- New Hampshire$3,657.74
- New Jersey$1,023.47
- New Mexico$2,762.55
- New York$1,767.26
- North Carolina$2,812.50
- North Dakota$3,022.11
- Ohio$2,185.50
- Oklahoma$1,488.90
- Oregon$3,104.71
- Pennsylvania$2,899.60
- Puerto Rico$850.00
- Rhode Island$3,257.40
- South Carolina$2,265.90
- South Dakota$4,320.00
- Tennessee$1,490.20
- Texas$2,830.05
- Utah$5,845.85
- Vermont$4,809.25
- Virginia$2,719.15
- Washington$2,911.46
- West Virginia$1,950.45
- Wisconsin$3,415.00
- Wyoming$2,972.55
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.