US Health Care Costs

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast

CPT 70553 · Scans and imaging · hospital facility charge

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$4,819$4,819$4,819$700
Arizona1$1,065$1,065$1,065$1,243
California2$6,788$6,788$6,788$825
District of Columbia1$2,525$2,525$2,525$1,758
Florida16$3,585$392$21,275$3,671
Georgia2$2,126$1,859$2,393$732
Iowa1$6,022$6,022$6,022$920
Illinois4$3,177$1,990$5,385$1,910
Indiana2$1,009$939$1,079$876
Kentucky1$3,911$3,911$3,911$2,485
Massachusetts3$4,861$4,861$5,423$2,021
Maryland1$443$443$443–
Michigan1$6,234$6,234$6,234$595
Missouri1$2,777$2,777$2,777$3,009
North Carolina3$2,368$1,402$3,334$2,212
New Jersey6$464$395$1,075$835
Nevada1$11,969$11,969$11,969$828
New York1–––$970
Ohio13$1,602$1,602$3,687$1,379
Oklahoma1$1,327$1,327$1,327$789
Pennsylvania4$412$394$9,808$996
South Carolina1$2,679$2,679$2,679$701
Tennessee2$1,859$1,859$1,859$634
Texas18$12,741$1,616$37,348$1,769
Virginia1$2,706$2,706$2,706$1,843
88 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.