MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $412.37 to $2,873.79, with a median of $862.75. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 7.0× 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$412.37Erlanger Health
Median$862.75half pay less
Highest$2,873.79in Tennessee
Lowest saves$450.38vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $412.37 | $781.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $656.19 | $2,853.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $656.19 | $2,853.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MR BRAIN WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN MR SP | $707.28 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $732.54 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $757.80 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $757.80 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville · Crossville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $808.32 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $833.58 | $2,526.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $833.58 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $833.58 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN MR BRAIN W&WO CONT | $833.58 | $2,526.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN MRI BRAIN COMBO | $862.75 | $2,975.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MRI BRAIN COMBO | $862.75 | $2,975.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN COMBO | $862.75 | $2,975.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $960.40 | $4,802.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,158.74 | $5,038.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,267.98 | $6,038.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,267.98 | $6,038.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,267.98 | $6,038.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC MRI Brain W/WO Contrast | $1,394.14 | $4,824.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $1,416.59 | $4,721.95 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals Smithville · Smithville, TN MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $1,416.59 | $4,721.95 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals Sparta · Cookeville, TN MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $1,416.59 | $4,721.95 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $1,451.28 | $6,047.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI STEALTH STERIO BRAIN | $1,516.35 | $5,054.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN W/WO | $1,516.56 | $5,055.20 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI BRAIN COMBO | $1,606.50 | $2,975.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain Combo - MRI Brain W WO Contrast | $1,951.84 | $8,872.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY MR-BRAIN WWO | $2,325.83 | $11,988.77 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski East College Pulaski · East College Pulaski, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $2,873.79 | $9,808.17 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $1,267.98 | $1,858.78 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $757.80 | $833.58 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $668.55 | $668.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $862.75 | $1,516.46 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $668.55 | $668.55 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $412.37 | $412.37 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $2,325.83 | $2,325.83 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,416.59 | $1,416.59 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $808.32 | $808.32 |
| East College Pulaski, TN | 1 | $2,873.79 | $2,873.79 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $668.55 | $668.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $1,158.74 | $1,158.74 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $656.19 | $656.19 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,416.59 | $1,416.59 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $757.80 | $757.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $1,394.14 | $1,394.14 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,416.59 | $1,416.59 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $656.19 | $656.19 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $732.54 | $732.54 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $862.75 | $862.75 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $707.28 | $707.28 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $862.75 | $862.75 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $960.40 | $960.40 |
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
- New York$1,557.00
- 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
- 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.