Brain MRI with contrast cost in Utah
In Utah, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $1,951.46 to $13,182.36, with a median of $5,845.85. The lowest price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics (Salt Lake City). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,845.85, is 115% above the US median of $2,721.18.
- That is 16.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Utah ranks 51st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,951.46University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$5,845.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,182.36in Utah
Lowest saves$3,894.39vs the median
Hospitals in Utah, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI Brain W/WO Contrast | $1,951.46 | $2,787.80 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Mountain West Medical Center Tooele · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI scan of brain before and after contrast | $2,704.10 | $4,506.84 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Moab Regional Moab · Moab, UT MRI BRAIN COMBO | $3,154.31 | $5,171.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Castleview Hospital Price · Price, UT Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $3,908.02 | $7,105.50 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Uintah Basin Medical Center Roosevelt · Roosevelt, UT MRI SCAN OF BRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $3,982.50 | $4,425.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Timpanogos Regional Hospital Orem · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $4,452.84 | $4,452.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $5,400.14 | $5,400.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Regional Medical Center Noth Vernal · Vernal, UT Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $5,729.27 | $9,548.78 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful · Ogden, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $5,962.42 | $5,962.42 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Herriman Emergency Center Herriman · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $6,327.08 | $6,327.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lone Peak Hospital Draper · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $6,327.08 | $6,327.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cache Valley Hospital North Logan · Logan, UT-ID MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $6,352.33 | $6,352.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Payson · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $6,713.91 | $6,713.91 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Brigham City Community Hospital Brigham City · Brigham City, UT-ID Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $7,494.93 | $7,494.93 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden · Ogden, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $13,182.36 | $13,182.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pleasant View Emergency Center Pleasant View · Ogden, UT MRI BRAIN W&WO CONT | $13,182.36 | $13,182.36 | Sep 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 5 | $1,951.46 | $5,400.14 |
| Ogden, UT | 3 | $5,962.42 | $13,182.36 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 2 | $4,452.84 | $5,583.38 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 1 | $7,494.93 | $7,494.93 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $6,352.33 | $6,352.33 |
| Moab, UT | 1 | $3,154.31 | $3,154.31 |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,908.02 | $3,908.02 |
| Roosevelt, UT | 1 | $3,982.50 | $3,982.50 |
| Vernal, UT | 1 | $5,729.27 | $5,729.27 |
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
- Minnesota$2,901.31
- 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
- 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.