Brain MRI with and without contrast cost in New York.
What brain mri with and without contrast costs at 6 New York-area hospitals, pulled directly from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Cash-pay range: $445 to $8,177 (18× spread). CPT code 70553.
All New York-area hospitals.
| # | Hospital | Cash price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, NY
|
$445 |
| 2 |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
|
$600 to $7,589 |
| 3 |
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
|
$600 to $2,263 |
| 4 |
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital
New York, NY
|
$1,767 |
| 5 |
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia & Weill Cornell
New York, NY
|
$8,101 |
| 6 |
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY
|
$8,177 |
See plan-specific prices for your insurance.
Pick your insurance plan, see what each New York-area hospital negotiated. Estimated out-of-pocket included.
Compare brain mri w/ contrast prices →Brain MRI with and without contrast, nationally.
The New York numbers above only tell part of the story. The same brain mri with and without contrast can vary 10× across US metros, and even within New York the published prices span 18 times from cheapest to most expensive.
For the national comparison set, see the Brain MRI with and without contrast overview page, which covers brain mri with and without contrast prices at every hospital in our dataset.
What to ask before you book.
Is this the all-in price? Hospitals often quote the facility fee and bill the radiologist, anesthesiologist, or specialist separately. Ask for the bundled total.
Cash-pay vs. insurance? Don't assume insurance is cheaper. For high-deductible plans, cash pay often beats the negotiated rate, especially for elective imaging.
Financial assistance? Federally-tax-exempt hospitals must have a financial-assistance policy. It can knock 50-100% off the bill for households below specific income thresholds.