Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at Metropolitan Hospital Center

CPT 70551 · New York, NY

Cash price$286.04
Gross charge$819.34
Insurer rates? – $1,787.00

These are Metropolitan Hospital Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 5, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 78 New York hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $243.77, median $913.26, highest $8,066.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
1.4 mi$528.012026-03-31
Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
1.5 mi$286.04$819.342026-09-05
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
1.7 mi$2,184.80$4,647.002026-04-01
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, NY
3.6 mi$286.04$1,614.522026-09-05
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York, NY
3.6 mi$1,042.80$5,488.422026-01-01
Palisades Medical Center
North Bergen, NJ
4.1 mi$284.66$4,073.002025-12-31
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, NY
5.1 mi$286.04$819.342026-09-05
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
Brooklyn, NY
6.2 mi$286.04$1,614.522026-09-05

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 MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA
line 1027288
outpatient$286.04$819.34? – $1,787.00
HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA
line 1027290
outpatient$286.04$819.34$247.21 – $1,285.00
HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA
line 1027310
outpatient$286.04$819.34$532.57 – $696.44
HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE (EG, PROTON) IMAGING, BRAIN (INCLUDING BRA
line 1027374
outpatient$286.04$819.34
MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE mod 26
line 1402246
outpatient$286.04$75.88 – $144.50
MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE mod TC
line 1402252
outpatient$286.04$151.84 – $571.00

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

Check a bill from this hospital All Metropolitan Hospital Center prices