Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

CPT 70551 · Chicago, IL

Cash price$1,782.00
Gross charge$5,940.00
Insurer rates$561.11 – $5,049.00

These are University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics'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 39 Illinois hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $254.00, median $1,778.61, highest $4,097.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Humboldt Park Health
Chicago, IL
1.5 mi$731.73$2,613.312026-09-29
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Chicago, IL
2.5 mi$2,760.55$3,943.642026-09-22
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
3.9 mi$3,887.10$5,553.002026-04-01
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
3.9 mi$3,899.70$5,571.002026-09-01
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL
4.5 mi$1,350.00$2,700.002025-11-04
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
Chicago, IL
4.5 mi$940.83$2,851.002026-01-01
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park, IL
5.3 mi$1,778.61$5,231.212025-03-17
Swedish Hospital
Chicago, IL
6.4 mi$3,787.00$3,787.002026-04-01

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
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast
line 52043
both$1,782.00$5,940.00$561.11 – $5,049.00
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast
line 52044
inpatient$1,782.00$5,940.00$561.11 – $3,237.30
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast
line 52045
outpatient$1,782.00$5,940.00$246.68 – $1,109.00
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast
line 138157
both$370.50$1,235.00$160.01 – $1,235.00
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast
line 138158
outpatient$370.50$1,235.00$240.01 – $240.01
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast mod 26
line 139092
both$403.00$67.61 – $269.68
HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast mod 26
line 139093
both$120.90$403.00$56.26 – $403.00

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