Seattle → MRI of the brain, with and without contrast
MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Seattle
Across 3 of 11 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $1,228 to $2,800 — 2.3× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Community Hospital chifranciscan.org · Federal Way | $704–$3,061 varies | $9,755 | $398–$7,316 | C |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital snoqualmiehospital.org · Snoqualmie | $718–$4,357 varies | $7,511 | $194–$6,910 | D |
| St Elizabeth Hospital chifranciscan.org · Enumclaw | $793–$3,447 varies | $9,755 | $381–$8,780 | C |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill swedish.org · Seattle | $1,152–$2,219 varies | $4,622 | $404–$1,757 | D |
| Swedish Issaquah swedish.org · Issaquah | $1,152–$2,219 varies | $4,622 | $405–$1,909 | D |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center overlakehospital.org · Bellevue | $1,228 | $2,457 | $405–$3,643 | C |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center vmfh.org · Seattle | $1,476 | $2,895 | $10–$2,316 | B |
| Multicare Auburn Medical Center multicare.com · Auburn | $1,604–$2,004 varies | $5,011 | $310–$3,658 | D |
| Multicare Covington Medical Center multicare.com · Covington | $1,604–$2,004 varies | $5,011 | $310–$3,658 | D |
| Valley Medical Center valleymed.org · Renton | $1,682–$1,698 varies | $2,403 | $405–$1,479 | C |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · Seattle | $2,800 | $3,500 | $358–$1,280 | 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.