Riverside → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Riverside
Across 3 of 9 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $3,068 to $13,802 — 4.5× the price for the same billing code.
For scale: Medicare pays hospitals about $356 for this as an outpatient service — the 2026 national rate, before local wage adjustment.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center eisenhowerhealth.org · Rancho Mirage | $111–$222 varies | $7,207 | $446–$17,876 | C |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital sgmh.org · Banning | $1,336–$1,383 varies | $6,682 | $300–$1,340 | D |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · Riverside | $3,068 | $5,900 | $324–$965 | B |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-moreno Valley healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · Moreno Valley | $3,068 | $5,900 | $324–$965 | B |
| Hemet Global Medical Center hemetglobalmedicalcenter.com · Hemet | $4,323–$5,403 varies | $4,323 | $289–$5,403 | C |
| Menifee Global Medical Center menifeeglobalmedicalcenter.com · Sun City | $4,323–$5,403 varies | $4,323 | $289–$5,403 | C |
| Riverside University Health System-medical Center ruhealth.org · Moreno Valley | $13,802 | $13,802 | $221–$13,802 | B |
| Riverside Community Hospital riversidecommunityhospital.com · Riverside | $16,564–$24,630 varies | $24,630 | $317–$22,167 | C |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center riversidecommunityhospital.com · Riverside | $16,564–$24,630 varies | $24,630 | $317–$22,167 | 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.