US Health Care Costs

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast in Wisconsin

CPT 70553 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $3,415 to $3,927 at the 2 hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee$6,830$3,415$1,257$790–$5,642 · 31 plans
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee$7,140$3,927$4,498$2,014–$5,983 · 27 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.