Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at Northwest Health - Porter

CPT 70551 · Valparaiso, IN

Cash price$1,537.92
Gross charge$5,696.00
Insurer rates$222.22 – $4,784.64

These are Northwest Health - Porter'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 9 Indiana hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $703.11, median $1,537.92, highest $3,765.30. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
St. Mary Medical Center Inc
Hobart, IN
13.2 mi$2,341.20$3,902.002026-04-01
Franciscan Health Crown Point
Crown Point, IN
17.2 mi$1,246.14$4,830.002026-01-01
Methodist Hospitals Inc
Gary, IN
20.6 mi$3,765.30$5,379.002026-08-18
Franciscan Health Dyer
Dyer, IN
26.3 mi$1,304.10$4,830.002026-01-01
Community Hospital
Munster, IN
26.7 mi$2,341.20$3,902.002026-04-01
Franciscan Health Munster
Munster, IN
26.7 mi$1,028.79$4,830.002026-01-01
St. Catherine Hospital Inc
East Chicago, IN
26.8 mi$2,341.20$3,902.002026-04-01
Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Inc
Rensselaer, IN
33.1 mi$703.11$1,964.002026-01-01

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
MRI Brain WO
line 150742
outpatient$1,537.92$5,696.00$222.22 – $4,784.64
MRI Brain WO
line 150741
inpatient$2,050.56$5,696.00$1,367.04 – $4,784.64
MRI Brain WO
line 150743
outpatient$1,537.92$5,696.00$223.56 – $1,028.83
MRV Brain WO
line 157347
inpatient$2,050.56$5,696.00$1,367.04 – $4,784.64
MRV Brain WO
line 157348
outpatient$1,537.92$5,696.00$222.22 – $4,784.64
MRV Brain WO
line 157349
outpatient$1,537.92$5,696.00$223.56 – $1,028.83
MRV Brain WO
line 157353
inpatient$1,672.92$4,647.00$1,115.28 – $3,903.48

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