San Bernardino → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in San Bernardino
Across 5 of 6 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $2,258 to $9,211 — 4.1× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Mary Medical Center providence.org · Apple Valley | $2,258 | $3,226 | $341–$2,407 | C |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lluh.org · Loma Linda | $2,852–$5,884 varies | $13,075 | $454–$11,768 | C |
| St Bernardine Medical Center commonspirit.org · San Bernardino | $3,705 | $11,127 | $353–$9,124 | D |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino commonspirit.org · San Bernardino | $5,263 | $13,460 | $441–$13,460 | C |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center arrowheadregional.org · Colton | $6,455 | $6,455 | $311–$4,680 | B |
| Barstow Community Hospital barstowhospital.com · Barstow | $9,211 | $15,352 | $594–$12,282 | 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.