Scans and imaging CPT 70553 New Mexico Outpatient

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

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,610.00 to $2,623.74, with a median of $2,616.87. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos).

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$2,610.00Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$2,616.87half pay less
Highest$2,623.74in New Mexico
Lowest saves$6.87vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM MRI HEAD/BRAIN & STEM W/WO CONT $2,610.00 $3,262.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE $2,623.74 $6,247.00 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
Hobbs, NM 1 $2,623.74 $2,623.74
Taos, NM 1 $2,610.00 $2,610.00

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.