Posted Price

MRI of the brain, without contrast at St. Luke's Patients Medical Center

CPT 70551 · Pasadena, TX

Cash price$3,000.90
Gross charge$8,574.00
Insurer rates$192.04 – $6,430.50

These are St. Luke's Patients Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated February 28, 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
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
Pasadena, TX
2.9 mi$10,868.21$10,868.212026-09-01
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
Nassau Bay, TX
6.5 mi$1,335.50$2,671.002026-04-01
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX
7.5 mi$14,794.04$14,794.042026-09-01
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
Houston, TX
14.4 mi$17,453.95$17,453.952026-09-01
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Pearland, TX
14.5 mi$13,110.77$13,110.772026-09-01
St. Joseph Medical Center
Houston, TX
15.4 mi$235.85$7,628.382026-09-01
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
Baytown, TX
15.6 mi$1,335.50$2,671.002026-04-01
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
16.0 mi$10,080.14$10,080.142026-09-01

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 W/O
standard_charge_information[13483]
outpatient$3,000.90$8,574.00$192.04 – $6,430.50
MRI BRAIN W/O
standard_charge_information[13482]
inpatient$3,000.90$8,574.00$5,573.10 – $6,430.50
MRI OF PITUITARY GLAND W/O
standard_charge_information[13484]
inpatient$3,000.90$8,574.00$5,573.10 – $6,430.50
MRI OF PITUITARY GLAND W/O
standard_charge_information[13485]
outpatient$3,000.90$8,574.00$192.04 – $6,430.50

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.

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