Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without and with contrast at Alton Memorial Hospital

CPT 70553 · Alton, IL

Cash price$2,020.20
Gross charge$3,367.00
Insurer rates$349.44 – $4,092.48

These are Alton Memorial Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 15, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 39 Illinois hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $372.00, median $2,650.00, highest $7,315.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Christian Hospital Northeast
Saint Louis, MO
15.0 mi$2,020.20$3,367.002025-12-15
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Granite City, IL
15.6 mi$718.25$1,197.082026-03-30
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
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22.5 mi$2,476.32$3,095.402026-04-24
Barnes Jewish Hospital
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22.8 mi$2,777.40$4,629.002025-12-15
St. Louis Childrens Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
22.8 mi$4,651.20$7,752.002025-12-15
Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
26.0 mi$2,789.80$4,292.002026-06-04
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, MO
26.0 mi$2,020.20$3,367.002025-12-15
HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital
O Fallon, IL
26.3 mi$4,820.40$6,695.002026-03-24

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 70553 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HC MRI Brain/Stem W/WO Cont
standard_charge_information[4974]
both$2,020.20$3,367.00$349.44 – $4,092.48

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