Los Angeles → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Los Angeles
Across 16 of 28 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $446 to $11,782 — 26.4× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encino Hospital Medical Center encinomed.org · Encino | $446 | $4,544 | $317–$1,435 | B |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center providence.org · Mission Hills | $1,200–$4,591 varies | $13,116 | $449–$4,255 | C |
| St Mary Medical Center providence.org · Long Beach | $1,303 | $2,714 | $449–$8,865 | C |
| Saint Francis Medical Center bonsecours.com · Lynwood | $1,440–$3,298 varies | $5,496 | — | D |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr providence.org · Burbank | $1,803–$3,912 varies | $11,176 | $449–$5,174 | C |
| Antelope Valley Hospital avmc.org · Lancaster | $1,890–$1,997 varies | $1,890 | $447–$1,562 | D |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical Center ahmchealth.com · San Gabriel | $2,598–$2,975 varies | $8,661 | $98–$10,650 | D |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro providence.org · San Pedro | $2,638 | $7,537 | $449–$4,255 | C |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance providence.org · Torrance | $2,638 | $7,537 | $449–$5,367 | C |
| Usc Arcadia Hospital methodisthospital.org · Arcadia | $2,664 | $7,610 | $429–$7,610 | C |
| Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center commonspirit.org · Glendale | $2,875 | $8,820 | $446–$7,056 | C |
| Saint John's Health Center providence.org · Santa Monica | $2,967 | $8,478 | $449–$5,754 | C |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · Los Angeles | $3,068 | $5,900 | $324–$965 | B |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · Downey | $3,068 | $5,900 | $324–$965 | B |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · Harbor City | $3,068 | $5,900 | $324–$965 | B |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center commonspirit.org · Northridge | $3,255 | $11,668 | $446–$11,668 | C |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley pacificahospital.com · Sun Valley | $3,390 | $3,390 | $285–$3,390 | C |
| Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital methodisthospital.org · Glendale | $6,870 | $6,870 | $449–$4,581 | C |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena memorialhospitalgardena.com · Gardena | $8,164 | $8,164 | $317–$6,531 | C |
| Alhambra Hospital Medical Center alhambrahospital.com · Alhambra | $8,682 | $8,682 | $311–$10,553 | C |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center memorialcare.org · Long Beach | $11,782 | $11,782 | $292–$12,608 | C |
| Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital goodsamsanjose.com · Los Angeles | $27,327–$39,916 varies | $32,724 | $203–$39,916 | C |
| Lac/olive View-ucla Medical Center dhs.lacounty.gov · Sylmar | not published | $6,270 | $112–$6,270 | F |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center dhs.lacounty.gov · Los Angeles | not published | $6,270 | $112–$6,270 | F |
| Lac/harbor-ucla Med Center dhs.lacounty.gov · Torrance | not published | $6,270 | $112–$6,270 | F |
| Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital uclahealth.org · Santa Monica | not published | — | $311–$1,288 | F |
| Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center uclahealth.org · Los Angeles | not published | — | $311–$1,288 | F |
| Ucla West Valley Medical Center uclahealth.org · West Hills | not published | — | $311–$1,089 | F |
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.