MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, with and without contrast dye: from $472.26 to $7,480.33, with a median of $1,956.72. The lowest price is at Bellin Memorial Health Inc (Green Bay). The highest price is 15.8× 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$472.26Bellin Memorial Health Inc
Median$1,956.72half pay less
Highest$7,480.33in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,484.46vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellin Memorial Health Inc lowest Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 70553 MRI BRAIN WWO CONTRAST (RESEARCH, CREST-H STUDY) | $472.26 | $1,020.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Oconto Hospital & Medical Center Inc Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 70553 MRI HEAD W&WO CONTRAST | $882.48 | $1,906.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Pro MRI Brain W/O & W/Dye | $970.45 | $1,493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc. Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,171.92 | $2,056.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc. Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,171.92 | $2,056.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Brookfield · Columbus, OH HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Inc Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,597.35 | $3,541.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin · Berlin, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc. Appleton · Appleton, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Inc Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-New London Inc New London · New London, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Inc Shawano · Shawano, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Inc Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Inc Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC MRI Brain WO and W Contrast | $1,818.15 | $3,246.70 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV MRI BRAIN WO AND W CONTRAST | $1,949.20 | $3,544.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $1,956.72 | $3,720.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 70553 MRI HEAD W&WO CONTRAST | $1,988.93 | $3,862.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Moundview Memorial Hospital and Clinics, Inc. Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 70553 MRI HEAD W&WO CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $4,187.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD MRI HEAD BRAIN WWO | $2,310.06 | $4,125.10 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph’s Health Services Inc Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 70553 MRI HEAD W&WO CONTRAST | $2,530.59 | $4,811.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton · Appleton, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $2,608.32 | $4,576.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center of Green Bay INC Hospital Sisters Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC MRI BRAIN W&W/O CONTRAST | $2,721.18 | $4,123.00 | — source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC MRI BRAIN W&W/O CONTRAST | $2,721.18 | $4,123.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC MRI BRAIN W&W/O CONTRAST | $2,721.18 | $4,123.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Inc Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE | $2,721.18 | $4,123.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $2,901.31 | $3,926.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc. Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $3,042.20 | $5,740.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee, Inc. Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC MRI BRAIN W/WO CONTRAST | $3,042.20 | $5,740.00 | — source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI MRI brain with and without contrast | $3,092.94 | $5,932.00 | — source file |
| Meriter Hospital, Inc Madison · Madison, WI HC MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST | $3,169.68 | $3,962.09 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MR BRAIN W/WO DYE | $3,265.00 | $6,530.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Tri-County Memorial Hospital Inc Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 70553 MRI HEAD W&WO CONTRAST | $3,387.46 | $5,343.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC MRI BRAIN W & WO CONTRAST | $3,586.69 | $6,521.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC MRI BRAIN COMBO | $7,480.33 | $7,480.33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 15 | $1,426.76 | $3,265.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 6 | $472.26 | $2,721.18 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $1,171.92 | $1,818.15 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $1,171.92 | $1,818.15 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,597.35 | $1,956.72 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $1,818.15 | $2,541.58 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $970.45 | $2,070.06 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $2,721.18 | $2,993.09 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $1,818.15 | $1,818.15 |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $1,426.76 | $1,426.76 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $7,480.33 | $7,480.33 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $2,901.31 | $2,901.31 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $3,092.94 | $3,092.94 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $2,127.00 | $2,127.00 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $2,530.59 | $2,530.59 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $1,818.15 | $1,818.15 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $1,988.93 | $1,988.93 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $1,818.15 | $1,818.15 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $1,818.15 | $1,818.15 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $3,387.46 | $3,387.46 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $1,818.15 | $1,818.15 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $3,265.00 | $3,265.00 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $970.45 | $970.45 |
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
- 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
- Wyoming$2,067.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.