Philadelphia → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Philadelphia
Across 11 of 13 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $356 to $19,502 — 54.8× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital roxboroughmemorial.com · Philadelphia | $356 | $5,463 | $269–$2,061 | B |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital jeffersonhealth.org · Philadelphia | $412 | $5,511 | $294–$3,409 | B |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital jeffersonhealth.org · Philadelphia | $419 | — | $294–$8,016 | A |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast jeffersonhealth.org · Philadelphia | $419 | — | $294–$8,016 | A |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia shrinerschildrens.org · Philadelphia | $3,333 | $3,333 | $269–$1,301 | C |
| Nazareth Hospital trinityhealthma.org · Philadelphia | $5,653 | $8,697 | $301–$8,523 | C |
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children towerhealth.org · Philadelphia | $7,566 | $15,133 | $328–$11,350 | C |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center pennmedicine.org · Philadelphia | $10,783 | $10,783 | $269–$10,783 | C |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia chop.edu · Philadelphia | $12,733 | $12,733 | $363–$11,460 | C |
| Pennsylvania Hospital pennmedicine.org · Philadelphia | $15,482 | $15,482 | $269–$15,482 | C |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania pennmedicine.org · Philadelphia | $19,502 | $19,502 | $183–$19,502 | C |
| Temple University Hospital templehealth.org · Philadelphia | not published | $20,881 | $294–$7,100 | F |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital templehealth.org · Philadelphia | not published | $20,881 | $312–$20,463 | 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.