Brain MRI cost in Buffalo, NY

MRI of the brain without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 8 hospitals within 25 miles of Buffalo.

Lowest published price$300
Typical price (median)$300
Highest published price$3,379

Most of these are the hospital's fee only. Doctors' fees, like the radiologist or surgeon, are usually billed separately.

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Lowest prices near Buffalo

  • Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

    Buffalo · 3.8 mi

    $300

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Sisters of Charity Hospital

    4.1 mi

    $300

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Kenmore Mercy Hospital

    Kenmore · 5.9 mi

    $300

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Sisters of Charity Hospital - St. Joseph Campus

    6.5 mi

    $300

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Mount St. Mary's Hospital

    Lewiston · 21.2 mi

    $300

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Lockport Memorial Hospital, a Campus of Mount St Mary's

    Lewiston · 21.2 mi

    $300

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Oishei Childrens Hospital

    Buffalo · 0.5 mi · Same price at 3 other locations

    $729

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo · 0.5 mi

    $3,379

    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 to Mar 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