MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye cost in New York
In New York, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $300.00 to $10,825.00, with a median of $1,557.00. The lowest price is at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 36.1× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$300.00Maimonides Medical Center + 3 more
Median$1,557.00half pay less
Highest$10,825.00in New York
Lowest saves$1,257.00vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ IMAGING OF BRAIN W AND WO CONTRAST. | $300.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $300.00 | $2,916.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $300.00 | $2,916.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $300.00 | $2,916.00 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $318.00 | $318.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $356.43 | $1,287.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $356.43 | $1,287.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $356.43 | $1,287.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $358.38 | $601.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $379.23 | $1,410.15 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye | $414.11 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye | $414.11 | — | — source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRAIN STEM); WITHOUT CONTRAST, FOLLOWED | $422.61 | $1,342.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRAIN STEM); WITHOUT CONTRAST, FOLLOWED | $422.61 | $1,342.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRAIN STEM); WITHOUT CONTRAST, FOLLOWED | $422.61 | $2,642.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material | $528.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $600.00 | $600.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material | $600.00 | $600.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material | $680.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $824.71 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $837.90 | $4,189.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital, Inc. Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MR Pituitary W/WO IV Contrast | $866.46 | $4,332.30 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $884.80 | $1,264.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material | $907.00 | — | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY MR BRAIN W WO CON | $975.00 | $1,625.00 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 70553 MRI BRAIN W&WO DYE | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,308.25 | $6,541.24 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,308.25 | $6,541.24 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,308.25 | $6,541.24 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,510.60 | $2,324.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,648.98 | $2,536.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,648.98 | $2,536.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,652.32 | $2,065.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,767.26 | $9,301.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $1,767.26 | $9,301.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $1,777.10 | $2,734.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,958.98 | $3,013.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,086.00 | $2,086.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $2,382.76 | $12,540.86 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE | $2,382.76 | $12,540.86 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CNTRST | $3,134.04 | $4,018.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Massena Hospital Inc Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $3,516.47 | $5,409.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $3,597.10 | $5,534.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Brain W/O & W/Contrast | $3,597.10 | $5,534.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $3,681.54 | $5,663.91 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI BRAIN WO _ W CONTRAST | $3,681.82 | $5,664.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Mri Brain W/ & W/O Contrast | $4,434.84 | $4,434.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem W/WO Contrast | $4,918.78 | $6,148.48 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY MRI Brain Inc Brain Stem W/WO Contrast | $4,947.20 | $6,184.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $6,543.30 | $7,698.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $8,046.00 | $8,046.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast | $8,176.50 | $9,085.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast | $8,176.50 | $9,085.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast | $8,176.50 | $9,085.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast | $8,176.50 | $9,085.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast | $8,176.50 | $9,085.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $9,432.82 | $9,432.82 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $10,498.15 | $10,498.15 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $10,825.00 | $10,825.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $300.00 | $1,662.13 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $414.11 | $1,208.80 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $358.38 | $1,308.25 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $3,516.47 | $3,681.54 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $3,597.10 | $3,597.10 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $1,308.25 | $1,308.25 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $975.00 | $2,054.52 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $1,050.00 | $1,413.55 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,958.98 | $1,958.98 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $4,947.20 | $4,947.20 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $318.00 | $318.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $837.90 | $837.90 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $2,086.00 | $2,086.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $866.46 | $866.46 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $8,046.00 | $8,046.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
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
- Alabama$3,878.52
- Alaska$3,513.90
- Arizona$1,182.75
- Arkansas$888.00
- California$3,910.23
- Colorado$1,354.28
- Connecticut$2,688.95
- Delaware$4,596.80
- Florida$3,459.51
- Georgia$2,393.04
- Hawaii$1,967.40
- Idaho$2,263.00
- Illinois$2,997.60
- Indiana$1,461.51
- Iowa$2,695.04
- Kansas$3,125.85
- Kentucky$3,910.93
- Louisiana$1,446.20
- Maine$2,587.05
- Maryland$826.38
- Massachusetts$3,158.25
- Michigan$2,216.15
- Minnesota$2,310.06
- Mississippi$1,701.50
- Missouri$2,608.45
- Montana$2,835.58
- Nebraska$1,939.00
- Nevada$2,259.94
- New Hampshire$2,797.30
- New Jersey$476.54
- New Mexico$2,616.87
- North Carolina$2,659.03
- North Dakota$2,779.10
- Ohio$2,022.15
- Oklahoma$1,327.34
- Oregon$2,759.50
- Pennsylvania$2,854.80
- Puerto Rico$915.00
- Rhode Island$1,823.70
- South Carolina$2,265.90
- South Dakota$4,030.40
- Tennessee$862.75
- Texas$2,830.05
- Utah$2,439.19
- Vermont$4,260.00
- Virginia$1,745.50
- Washington$2,258.20
- West Virginia$2,005.00
- Wisconsin$1,956.72
- Wyoming$2,067.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.