Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at Melrosewakefield Healthcare

CPT 70551 · Melrose, MA

Cash price$1,632.40
Gross charge$2,332.00
Insurer rates$115.28 – $2,332.00

These are Melrosewakefield Healthcare'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 22 Massachusetts hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $449.36, median $2,266.48, highest $3,858.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
4.4 mi$2,645.00$2,645.002026-04-01
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
6.4 mi$3,858.00$5,144.002026-03-27
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
6.4 mi$1,957.50$2,610.002026-03-27
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston
Boston, MA
6.4 mi$2,790.50$2,790.502026-03-17
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
6.5 mi$2,648.00$2,648.002026-04-01
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
6.8 mi$2,467.00$2,467.002026-03-20
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
7.3 mi$1,141.70$1,631.002026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
7.8 mi$3,170.00$3,170.002026-04-01

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 WO Contrast
line 8672
both$1,632.40$2,332.00$115.28 – $2,332.00
HC MRI Brain WO Contrast|REDUCED SERVICES mod 52
line 8673
both$816.20$1,166.00$115.28 – $2,332.00

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