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Brain MRI without contrast at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.

📍 Houston, TX 4/5 CMS rating CPT 70551
Cash-pay price
$5,597 to $17,454
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is significantly more expensive than median (+112%) for brain mri without contrast.
Chargemaster (gross): $5,597 – $17,454

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$220
Blue Cross Blue Shield$501 – $6,109
UnitedHealthcare$208 – $7,854
Humana$253 – $2,752

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 668 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 64% 69.6% -6pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68.6% +1pp
Nurses always communicated well 75% 75.6% -1pp
Doctors always communicated well 76% 76.6% -1pp
Given clear info about recovery 80% 84.4% -4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 71% 68.6% +2pp
Staff always explained meds 57% 57.6% -1pp
Quiet at night, always 67% 52.2% +15pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 70551, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of brain mri without contrast prices, see the Brain MRI without contrast overview.