Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without and with contrast at Boston Medical Center-Brighton

CPT 70553 · Brighton, MA

Cash price$844.62
Gross charge$1,876.94
Insurer rates$418.11 – $1,548.00

These are Boston Medical Center-Brighton's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated March 13, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 22 Massachusetts hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $844.62, median $3,396.15, highest $6,117.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
2.3 mi$4,533.00$4,533.002026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
2.6 mi$5,011.00$5,011.002026-04-01
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
2.8 mi$4,370.00$4,370.002026-03-20
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
3.1 mi$4,860.75$6,481.002026-03-27
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
3.2 mi$6,117.00$6,117.002026-04-01
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
3.5 mi$4,116.00$5,488.002026-03-27
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
4.4 mi$2,684.70$5,966.002026-03-13
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
4.5 mi$4,860.75$6,481.002026-03-27

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 Chg MRI Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material
line 370
both$844.62$1,876.94$418.11 – $1,548.00

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