MRI brain (with & without dye) cost in Los Angeles: real cash prices
An MRI of the brain done both with and without contrast dye. In Los Angeles, the same procedure code runs from $2,638 to $7,492 in published cash prices. Where you go changes the price more than anything else.
Cheapest published cash prices near Los Angeles
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro
$2,638
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
$2,638
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
$2,966
Cash (self-pay) prices published by each facility. The facility’s own file is linked on every price.
How your money goes farthest
Move 1. Call the cheapest facility first and say “self-pay.”
Ask for the all-in self-pay price and whether the doctor’s fee and anesthesia are included, since hospital prices often cover the facility only. Independent surgery and imaging centers usually run far below hospital rates for the same code.
Move 2. If it must be a hospital, use your financial-assistance rights.
Nonprofit hospitals are required by federal law to have a financial assistance policy, and you can apply up to 240 days after the first bill. Ask billing for the “financial assistance application” before you pay anything, and bring the lower prices on this page with you.
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