Brain MRI (with & without contrast) Cost in San Francisco, CA

6 hospitals compared. Prices pulled from each hospital's published pricing files, required by federal law.

Hospitals

$3,750

Lowest Price

$4,650

Highest Price

$900

Max Savings

1.2x

Price Spread

Nationwide lowest: $595 at Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center in Chicago — $3,155 less than the cheapest option in San Francisco.

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Hospital	Aetna Rate	Est. Your Cost	List Price
El Camino HealthLowest El Camino Health · Mountain View	$3,750	—	$11,900
Sutter CPMC Van Ness Sutter Health · Cathedral Hill	$3,850	—	$12,050
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Kaiser Permanente · Geary Blvd	$3,900	—	$12,300
John Muir Medical Center John Muir Health · Walnut Creek	$3,950	—	$12,550
Stanford Health Care Stanford Medicine · Palo Alto	$4,420	—	$15,100
UCSF Medical Center UCSF Health · Parnassus Heights	$4,650	—	$15,900

CPT Code 70553 — Brain MRI (with & without contrast). Prices shown are negotiated rates between Aetna and each hospital. Your actual cost depends on your deductible, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket maximum.

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