Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at Ascension Seton Southwest

CPT 70551 · Austin, TX

Cash price$1,493.28
Gross charge$4,148.00
Insurer rates$162.73 – $1,969.00

These are Ascension Seton Southwest's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated January 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 111 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $235.85, median $2,504.25, highest $32,113.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin
Austin, TX
8.2 mi$2,556.77$4,261.282026-06-13
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda
Buda, TX
9.7 mi$2,556.77$4,261.282026-06-13
St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
12.3 mi$7,204.00$7,204.002026-09-01
Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of TX
Austin, TX
14.3 mi$1,493.28$4,148.002026-01-01
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
15.3 mi$1,493.28$4,148.002026-01-01
St. David's Medical Center
Austin, TX
15.3 mi$4,903.00$4,903.002026-09-01
Dell Children's Medical Center
Austin, TX
18.4 mi$2,641.45$3,773.502026-01-01
Ascension Seton Northwest
Austin, TX
19.5 mi$1,493.28$4,148.002026-01-01

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
MR BRAIN WO
line 14869474
both$1,493.28$4,148.00$162.73 – $1,969.00
MR BRAIN WO mod TC
line 14869475
outpatient$1,493.28$4,148.00$162.73 – $1,969.00
MR BRAIN WO mod TC
line 14869477
both$1,493.28$4,148.00$162.73 – $1,969.00
MR BRAIN WO
line 14869480
outpatient$1,493.28$4,148.00$162.73 – $1,969.00
MR BRAIN WO LTD mod TC
line 14874525
outpatient$611.10$1,697.50$162.73 – $1,571.67
MR BRAIN WO LTD
line 14874526
outpatient$611.10$1,697.50$162.73 – $1,571.67
MR BRAIN WO LTD
line 14874527
both$611.10$1,697.50$162.73 – $1,571.67

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