Itemized · Procedures · Brain MRI with and without contrast · with Blue Cross Blue Shield

Brain MRI with and without contrast with Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Negotiated rates Blue Cross Blue Shield pays for brain mri with and without contrast at 96 US hospitals. Range: $1 to $11,578. Your specific cost depends on your plan tier, deductible status, and coinsurance — see the comparison tool to model your exact out-of-pocket.

Top hospitals by Blue Cross Blue Shield rate.

#	Hospital	Blue Cross Blue Shield rate
1	Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA	$1 – $4,562
2	Adventist Health Glendale Glendale, CA	$17 – $4,405
3	Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY	$25 – $162
4	M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, MN	$85 – $1,117
5	Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Montebello, CA	$85 – $3,976
6	Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY	$119 – $3,999
7	UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	$144 – $4,337
8	Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI	$154 – $171
9	Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI	$154 – $171
10	Dell Seton Medical Center at UT Austin Austin, TX	$333 – $1,707
11	Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX	$333 – $1,707
12	Dell Children's Medical Center Austin, TX	$333 – $1,707
13	Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital Austin, TX	$333 – $1,707
14	St. David's Medical Center Austin, TX	$345 – $2,214
15	St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX	$345 – $1,768
16	St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock, TX	$345 – $3,678
17	Heart Hospital of Austin Austin, TX	$345 – $2,214
18	ST DAVID'S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER Austin, TX	$345 – $2,589
19	Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL	$346 – $4,477
20	SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL La Jolla, CA	$413 – $1,122
21	Corewell Health Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI	$421
22	Corewell Health Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, MI	$422
23	San Gabriel Valley Medical Center San Gabriel, CA	$442 – $10,650
24	Garfield Medical Center Monterey Park, CA	$442 – $10,650
25	Greater El Monte Community Hospital South El Monte, CA	$442 – $10,553
26	Monterey Park Hospital Monterey Park, CA	$442 – $9,341
27	Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA	$447
28	Whittier Hospital Medical Center Whittier, CA	$449 – $10,553
29	Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX	$458 – $1,665
30	Providence Saint Joseph (Burbank) Los Angeles, CA	$470 – $5,174
31	Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA	$470 – $5,754
32	Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA	$470 – $3,919
33	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach, CA	$470 – $12,608
34	MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, CA	$470 – $12,608
35	Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA	$472 – $1,122
36	Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA	$472 – $1,122
37	SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ENCINITAS Encinitas, CA	$472 – $1,122
38	Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI	$480
39	Corewell Health Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$485
40	Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY	$505 – $1,389
41	Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL	$511 – $3,609
42	DOMINICAN HOSPITAL Santa Cruz, CA	$559
43	Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk, CA	$721 – $5,533
44	Swedish Medical Center First Hill Seattle, WA	$727 – $1,418
45	HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Houston, TX	$750 – $12,037
46	Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, MA	$776 – $1,315
47	HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston, TX	$821 – $11,271
48	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$846 – $10,653
49	Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA	$846 – $10,783
50	HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Phoenix, AZ	$961

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About these rates.

Hospitals are required by federal law (45 CFR 180.50) to publish the rates they negotiated with each insurer for each procedure. These numbers are the rates the hospital published for Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, pulled directly from each hospital's machine-readable file.

The range column reflects different Blue Cross Blue Shield plan tiers (HMO, PPO, EPO, etc.). Your plan picks one number out of that range. Your actual out-of-pocket depends on your deductible status, copay, and coinsurance, which the comparison tool can model when you fill them in.

Cash-pay rates are often cheaper than the negotiated rate, especially for high-deductible plans. Worth comparing both — the Brain MRI with and without contrast overview shows the cash-pay column alongside.