Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Texas Outpatient

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

In Texas, 99 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $342.69 to $7,405.00, with a median of $2,830.05. The lowest price is at Harris Health (Taub Loop Houston) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 21.6× 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$342.69Harris Health + 1 more

Median$2,830.05half pay less

Highest$7,405.00in Texas

Lowest saves$2,487.36vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST	$342.69	$6,954.00	— source file
Harris Health lowest Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST	$342.69	$6,954.00	— source file
Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST	$344.85	$11,659.75	Sep 1, 2026 source file
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso · El Paso, TX MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT	$458.20	$2,291.00	— source file
Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE	$495.00	$5,456.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE	$690.00	$5,729.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST	$797.28	$2,416.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST	$797.28	$2,416.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST	$797.28	$2,416.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST	$797.28	$2,416.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST	$797.28	$2,416.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso · El Paso, TX WS MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT	$825.61	$4,128.06	— source file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX WS MRI BRAIN W/WO CONT	$825.61	$4,128.06	— source file
Ascension Providence Waco · Waco, TX MRI BRAIN/IACS W/O W/	$1,327.68	$3,688.00	— source file
Ascension Seton Luling · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MR BRAIN WOW	$1,579.32	$4,387.00	— source file
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The Methodist Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC MRI BRAIN/HEAD W/WO CONTRAST	$1,615.50	$3,231.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ascension Seton Smithville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MR BRAIN WOW LTD	$1,619.55	$4,498.75	— source file
Ascension Seton Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MR BRAIN WOW LTD	$1,749.15	$4,858.75	— source file
Ascension Seton Kyle · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MR BRAIN WOW LTD	$1,749.15	$4,858.75	— source file
Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST	$1,863.18	$5,646.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Bexar County Hospital District San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MR PITUITARY W/WO IV CONTRAST	$1,965.50	$7,862.00	Oct 14, 2025 source file
Ascension Seton Burnet · Burnet, TX MR BRAIN WOW	$1,972.44	$5,479.00	— source file
Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland · Lubbock, TX HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE	$2,056.32	$4,896.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL	$2,079.00	$2,772.00	Mar 10, 2026 source file
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE	$2,291.52	$5,456.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MSH Partners, LLC Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI Brain w/ + w/o Contrast 70553	$2,571.00	$4,285.00	Apr 14, 2026 source file
Texas Regional Medical Center, LLC Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BCE MRI Brain, w/o & w/contrast 70553	$2,571.00	$4,285.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE	$2,572.08	$6,124.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Frisco Medical Center LLP Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST	$2,700.97	$4,501.62	Jan 31, 2025 source file
Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE	$2,826.80	$2,826.80	— source file
AMH Cath Labs LLC Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Flower Mound Hospital Partners LLC Flower Mound · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Physicians Medical Center LLC Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Rockwall Regional Hospital LLC Rockwall · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Southlake Specialty Hospital LLC Southlake · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville · Stephenville, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI IAC W/WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MRI BRAIN W WO CONT	$2,830.05	$4,716.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital NICU Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX MRI Brain W/O W Contrast	$2,831.58	$14,157.92	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,149.11	$5,248.52	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MRI Brain W/O W Contrast	$3,256.29	$16,281.44	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MR-BRAIN WWO	$3,402.41	$9,451.13	— source file
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,480.37	$5,800.62	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 3, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC BRAIN W/O&W DYE, MRI	$3,969.34	$6,615.56	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC MRI BRAIN W/O & W/DYE	$4,187.40	$9,970.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC MR, BRAIN WO & W CONTRAST	$4,438.08	$6,624.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC MR, BRAIN WO & W CONTRAST	$4,438.08	$6,624.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO	$5,412.37	$5,412.37	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO	$5,412.37	$5,412.37	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen · Killeen-Temple, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO	$5,941.03	$5,941.03	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas · Killeen-Temple, TX HC MRI BRAIN COMBO	$5,941.03	$5,941.03	Apr 1, 2026 source file
University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Mri Brain Combo - Mri Brain W Wo Contrast	$7,405.00	$7,405.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40	$2,079.00	$2,830.05
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	14	$342.69	$1,615.50
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	13	$1,579.32	$3,969.34
Lubbock, TX	6	$495.00	$2,173.92
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	5	$797.28	$797.28
Killeen-Temple, TX	5	$3,480.37	$3,480.37
El Paso, TX	3	$458.20	$825.61
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2	$1,863.18	$1,914.34
Waco, TX	2	$1,327.68	$2,404.02
Burnet, TX	1	$1,972.44	$1,972.44
Brenham, TX	1	$3,480.37	$3,480.37
College Station-Bryan, TX	1	$3,480.37	$3,480.37
Corpus Christi, TX	1	$2,831.58	$2,831.58
Marble Falls, TX	1	$3,480.37	$3,480.37
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1	$3,256.29	$3,256.29
Plainview, TX	1	$2,572.08	$2,572.08
Stephenville, TX	1	$2,830.05	$2,830.05
Temple, TX	1	$3,480.37	$3,480.37

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.