Brain MRI cost in Boston, MA

MRI of the brain without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 23 hospitals within 25 miles of Boston.

Lowest published price$812
Typical price (median)$3,073
Highest published price$5,242
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Lowest prices near Boston

  • McLean Hospital

    6.6 mi

    $812

    cash

  • New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston · 2.5 mi

    $1,471

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston · 1.6 mi

    $1,530

    cash

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton

    Milton · 7.2 mi

    $1,700

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham

    Needham · 9.9 mi

    $1,831

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    0.5 mi

    $1,901

    cash

  • Winchester Hospital

    Winchester · 7.9 mi

    $2,556

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge · 3.6 mi

    $2,648

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Lahey Medical Center, Peabody

    Burlington · 12.7 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,845

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston · 2.3 mi

    $3,063

    cash · Hospital fee only

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 70551.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices