Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la

CPT 70551 · Los Angeles, CA

Cash price$2,600.00
Gross charge$5,000.00
Insurer rates$220.00 – $655.00

These are Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 78 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $305.00, median $3,036.00, highest $19,922.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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3.3 mi$3,542.57$5,450.102025-11-26
Cedar-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
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4.8 mi$3,966.21$6,101.862025-11-26
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
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5.6 mi$305.00$2,444.002026-09-01
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood
Hollywood, CA
6.3 mi$6,670.07$6,670.072026-03-18
Sherman Oaks Hospital
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8.9 mi$305.00$2,800.002026-09-01
Encino Hospital Medical Center
Encino, CA
9.7 mi$305.00$4,187.402026-09-01
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
11.0 mi$7,585.20$7,585.202026-02-04
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
11.2 mi$7,585.20$7,585.202026-02-04

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 70551 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
line 6601
both$2,600.00$5,000.00$220.00 – $655.00
Mri brain stem w/o dye mod TC
line 6600
both$220.00 – $655.00

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