Scans and imaging CPT 70553 Utah Outpatient

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

In Utah, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $2,174.27 to $2,704.10, with a median of $2,439.19. The lowest price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics (Salt Lake City). The highest price is 1.2× 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$2,174.27University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$2,439.19half pay less
Highest$2,704.10in Utah
Lowest saves$264.92vs the median

Hospitals in Utah, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI Brain W/WO Contrast $2,174.27 $3,106.10 —
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Tooele Hospital Corporation Tooele · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI scan of brain before and after contrast $2,704.10 $4,506.84 Sep 17, 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 2 $2,174.27 $2,439.18

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.