Houston → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Houston
Across 24 of 27 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $1,352 to $33,674 — 24.9× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital legenthealth.com · Tomball | $1,352 | $2,705 | $297–$801 | C |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $1,616 | $3,231 | $350–$2,772 | B |
| Houston Methodist Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $1,616 | $3,231 | $350–$2,772 | B |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Baytown | $1,616 | $3,231 | $350–$2,772 | B |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Nassau Bay | $1,616 | $3,231 | $350–$2,772 | B |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $1,616 | $3,231 | $350–$2,772 | B |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Cypress | $1,616 | $3,231 | $350–$2,772 | B |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital memorialhermann.org · Houston | $2,093 | $6,541 | $350–$666 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital memorialhermann.org · Humble | $2,093 | $6,541 | $350–$666 | C |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center memorialhermann.org · Houston | $2,417 | $7,554 | $350–$666 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System memorialhermann.org · Houston | $2,417 | $7,554 | $350–$666 | C |
| Texas Childrens Hospital shrinerschildrens.org · Houston | $2,827 | $2,827 | $269–$893 | C |
| Elite Hospital Kingwood kingwood247er.com · Kingwood | $3,650 | $7,301 | $677–$902 | C |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage chisaintjosephhealth.org · Houston | $4,120 | $11,770 | $258–$11,770 | B |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center chisaintjosephhealth.org · Houston | $4,120 | $11,770 | $258–$11,770 | B |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center chisaintjosephhealth.org · Pasadena | $4,891 | $13,975 | $312–$10,481 | C |
| East Houston Medical Center advanceddallas.com · Houston | $5,141–$7,500 varies | $5,141 | $262–$843 | C |
| St Joseph Medical Center sjmctx.org · Houston | $11,660 | $11,660 | $316–$11,660 | B |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Pasadena | $14,937 | $14,937 | $322–$13,443 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $16,048–$37,348 varies | $16,048 | $328–$19,906 | C |
| Womans Hospital of Texas,the womanshospital.com · Houston | $17,277 | $17,277 | $322–$14,685 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Webster | $20,489 | $20,489 | $322–$18,440 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $20,489 | $20,489 | $322–$18,440 | C |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital texasorthopedic.com · Houston | $20,578 | $20,578 | $322–$18,520 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare West hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $25,098 | $25,098 | $322–$22,588 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Tomball | $33,674 | $33,674 | $328–$15,153 | D |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Kingwood | $34,390–$34,391 varies | $34,390 | $322–$30,952 | C |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code CPT 70553 —
MRI brain with/without contrast. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.