# MRIPrices

> Cash-pay MRI prices at US hospitals, read from the price files hospitals must publish.

MRIPrices lists 5,419 hospitals. Updated 2026-10-06. Every page has a markdown copy: add `.md` to its URL, or send `Accept: text/markdown`. The home page copy is [index.md](https://mriprices.fyi/index.md).

## Regions

- [Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas.md): 467 hospitals
- [California](https://mriprices.fyi/california.md): 377 hospitals
- [Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida.md): 221 hospitals
- [Illinois](https://mriprices.fyi/illinois.md): 193 hospitals
- [Ohio](https://mriprices.fyi/ohio.md): 193 hospitals
- [New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york.md): 192 hospitals
- [Pennsylvania](https://mriprices.fyi/pennsylvania.md): 186 hospitals
- [Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana.md): 161 hospitals
- [Georgia](https://mriprices.fyi/georgia.md): 149 hospitals
- [Michigan](https://mriprices.fyi/michigan.md): 149 hospitals
- [Indiana](https://mriprices.fyi/indiana.md): 148 hospitals
- [Wisconsin](https://mriprices.fyi/wisconsin.md): 140 hospitals
- [Kansas](https://mriprices.fyi/kansas.md): 139 hospitals
- [Minnesota](https://mriprices.fyi/minnesota.md): 136 hospitals
- [Oklahoma](https://mriprices.fyi/oklahoma.md): 136 hospitals
- [Tennessee](https://mriprices.fyi/tennessee.md): 121 hospitals
- [Missouri](https://mriprices.fyi/missouri.md): 120 hospitals
- [North Carolina](https://mriprices.fyi/north-carolina.md): 120 hospitals
- [Iowa](https://mriprices.fyi/iowa.md): 118 hospitals
- [Mississippi](https://mriprices.fyi/mississippi.md): 109 hospitals
- [Arizona](https://mriprices.fyi/arizona.md): 108 hospitals
- [Kentucky](https://mriprices.fyi/kentucky.md): 103 hospitals
- [Washington](https://mriprices.fyi/washington.md): 100 hospitals
- [Alabama](https://mriprices.fyi/alabama.md): 99 hospitals
- [Colorado](https://mriprices.fyi/colorado.md): 96 hospitals
- [Virginia](https://mriprices.fyi/virginia.md): 96 hospitals
- [Nebraska](https://mriprices.fyi/nebraska.md): 93 hospitals
- [Arkansas](https://mriprices.fyi/arkansas.md): 90 hospitals
- [Massachusetts](https://mriprices.fyi/massachusetts.md): 84 hospitals
- [New Jersey](https://mriprices.fyi/new-jersey.md): 78 hospitals
- [South Carolina](https://mriprices.fyi/south-carolina.md): 66 hospitals
- [Montana](https://mriprices.fyi/montana.md): 63 hospitals
- [Oregon](https://mriprices.fyi/oregon.md): 62 hospitals
- [South Dakota](https://mriprices.fyi/south-dakota.md): 61 hospitals
- [Puerto Rico](https://mriprices.fyi/puerto-rico.md): 59 hospitals
- [Maryland](https://mriprices.fyi/maryland.md): 56 hospitals
- [West Virginia](https://mriprices.fyi/west-virginia.md): 55 hospitals
- [Utah](https://mriprices.fyi/utah.md): 52 hospitals
- [Idaho](https://mriprices.fyi/idaho.md): 48 hospitals
- [North Dakota](https://mriprices.fyi/north-dakota.md): 47 hospitals
- [Nevada](https://mriprices.fyi/nevada.md): 46 hospitals
- [New Mexico](https://mriprices.fyi/new-mexico.md): 45 hospitals
- [Connecticut](https://mriprices.fyi/connecticut.md): 36 hospitals
- [Maine](https://mriprices.fyi/maine.md): 36 hospitals
- [Wyoming](https://mriprices.fyi/wyoming.md): 31 hospitals
- [New Hampshire](https://mriprices.fyi/new-hampshire.md): 27 hospitals
- [Alaska](https://mriprices.fyi/alaska.md): 25 hospitals
- [Hawaii](https://mriprices.fyi/hawaii.md): 23 hospitals
- [Vermont](https://mriprices.fyi/vermont.md): 17 hospitals
- [Delaware](https://mriprices.fyi/delaware.md): 13 hospitals
- [Rhode Island](https://mriprices.fyi/rhode-island.md): 13 hospitals
- [District of Columbia](https://mriprices.fyi/district-of-columbia.md): 10 hospitals
- [Guam](https://mriprices.fyi/guam.md): 2 hospitals
- [Virgin Islands](https://mriprices.fyi/virgin-islands.md): 2 hospitals
- [American Samoa](https://mriprices.fyi/american-samoa.md): 1 hospital
- [Northern Mariana Islands](https://mriprices.fyi/northern-mariana-islands.md): 1 hospital

## Hospitals by city

- [Chicago, Illinois](https://mriprices.fyi/illinois/chicago.md): 33 hospitals
- [Houston, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/houston.md): 28 hospitals
- [Phoenix, Arizona](https://mriprices.fyi/arizona/phoenix.md): 22 hospitals
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](https://mriprices.fyi/pennsylvania/philadelphia.md): 21 hospitals
- [Los Angeles, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/los-angeles.md): 19 hospitals
- [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](https://mriprices.fyi/oklahoma/oklahoma-city.md): 19 hospitals
- [Dallas, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/dallas.md): 19 hospitals
- [San Antonio, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/san-antonio.md): 19 hospitals
- [Baltimore, Maryland](https://mriprices.fyi/maryland/baltimore.md): 17 hospitals
- [New York, New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york/new-york.md): 16 hospitals
- [Las Vegas, Nevada](https://mriprices.fyi/nevada/las-vegas.md): 15 hospitals
- [Austin, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/austin.md): 15 hospitals
- [Indianapolis, Indiana](https://mriprices.fyi/indiana/indianapolis.md): 14 hospitals
- [San Juan, Puerto Rico](https://mriprices.fyi/puerto-rico/san-juan.md): 14 hospitals
- [San Francisco, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/san-francisco.md): 13 hospitals
- [Cincinnati, Ohio](https://mriprices.fyi/ohio/cincinnati.md): 13 hospitals
- [Tulsa, Oklahoma](https://mriprices.fyi/oklahoma/tulsa.md): 13 hospitals
- [Fort Worth, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/fort-worth.md): 13 hospitals
- [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana/baton-rouge.md): 12 hospitals
- [Boston, Massachusetts](https://mriprices.fyi/massachusetts/boston.md): 12 hospitals
- [Omaha, Nebraska](https://mriprices.fyi/nebraska/omaha.md): 11 hospitals
- [Brooklyn, New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york/brooklyn.md): 11 hospitals
- [Columbus, Ohio](https://mriprices.fyi/ohio/columbus.md): 11 hospitals
- [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](https://mriprices.fyi/pennsylvania/pittsburgh.md): 11 hospitals
- [Memphis, Tennessee](https://mriprices.fyi/tennessee/memphis.md): 11 hospitals
- [El Paso, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/el-paso.md): 11 hospitals
- [Tucson, Arizona](https://mriprices.fyi/arizona/tucson.md): 10 hospitals
- [Sacramento, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/sacramento.md): 10 hospitals
- [Washington, District of Columbia](https://mriprices.fyi/district-of-columbia/washington.md): 10 hospitals
- [Miami, Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida/miami.md): 10 hospitals
- [New Orleans, Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana/new-orleans.md): 10 hospitals
- [Shreveport, Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana/shreveport.md): 10 hospitals
- [Detroit, Michigan](https://mriprices.fyi/michigan/detroit.md): 10 hospitals
- [Saint Louis, Missouri](https://mriprices.fyi/missouri/saint-louis.md): 10 hospitals
- [Nashville, Tennessee](https://mriprices.fyi/tennessee/nashville.md): 10 hospitals
- [Birmingham, Alabama](https://mriprices.fyi/alabama/birmingham.md): 9 hospitals
- [San Diego, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/san-diego.md): 9 hospitals
- [Jacksonville, Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida/jacksonville.md): 9 hospitals
- [Atlanta, Georgia](https://mriprices.fyi/georgia/atlanta.md): 9 hospitals
- [Kansas City, Missouri](https://mriprices.fyi/missouri/kansas-city.md): 9 hospitals
- [Portland, Oregon](https://mriprices.fyi/oregon/portland.md): 9 hospitals
- [Seattle, Washington](https://mriprices.fyi/washington/seattle.md): 9 hospitals
- [Orlando, Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida/orlando.md): 8 hospitals
- [Wichita, Kansas](https://mriprices.fyi/kansas/wichita.md): 8 hospitals
- [Louisville, Kentucky](https://mriprices.fyi/kentucky/louisville.md): 8 hospitals
- [Albuquerque, New Mexico](https://mriprices.fyi/new-mexico/albuquerque.md): 8 hospitals
- [Cleveland, Ohio](https://mriprices.fyi/ohio/cleveland.md): 8 hospitals
- [Lubbock, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/lubbock.md): 8 hospitals
- [Salt Lake City, Utah](https://mriprices.fyi/utah/salt-lake-city.md): 8 hospitals
- [Milwaukee, Wisconsin](https://mriprices.fyi/wisconsin/milwaukee.md): 8 hospitals
- [Mesa, Arizona](https://mriprices.fyi/arizona/mesa.md): 7 hospitals
- [Little Rock, Arkansas](https://mriprices.fyi/arkansas/little-rock.md): 7 hospitals
- [Colorado Springs, Colorado](https://mriprices.fyi/colorado/colorado-springs.md): 7 hospitals
- [Denver, Colorado](https://mriprices.fyi/colorado/denver.md): 7 hospitals
- [Honolulu, Hawaii](https://mriprices.fyi/hawaii/honolulu.md): 7 hospitals
- [Fort Wayne, Indiana](https://mriprices.fyi/indiana/fort-wayne.md): 7 hospitals
- [Lexington, Kentucky](https://mriprices.fyi/kentucky/lexington.md): 7 hospitals
- [Alexandria, Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana/alexandria.md): 7 hospitals
- [Lafayette, Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana/lafayette.md): 7 hospitals
- [Jackson, Mississippi](https://mriprices.fyi/mississippi/jackson.md): 7 hospitals
- [Bronx, New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york/bronx.md): 7 hospitals
- [Buffalo, New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york/buffalo.md): 7 hospitals
- [Arlington, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/arlington.md): 7 hospitals
- [Denton, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/denton.md): 7 hospitals
- [Plano, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/plano.md): 7 hospitals
- [Mobile, Alabama](https://mriprices.fyi/alabama/mobile.md): 6 hospitals
- [Bakersfield, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/bakersfield.md): 6 hospitals
- [Long Beach, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/long-beach.md): 6 hospitals
- [Saint Petersburg, Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida/saint-petersburg.md): 6 hospitals
- [Tampa, Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida/tampa.md): 6 hospitals
- [Boise, Idaho](https://mriprices.fyi/idaho/boise.md): 6 hospitals
- [Rochester, New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york/rochester.md): 6 hospitals
- [Charlotte, North Carolina](https://mriprices.fyi/north-carolina/charlotte.md): 6 hospitals
- [Dayton, Ohio](https://mriprices.fyi/ohio/dayton.md): 6 hospitals
- [Providence, Rhode Island](https://mriprices.fyi/rhode-island/providence.md): 6 hospitals
- [Charleston, South Carolina](https://mriprices.fyi/south-carolina/charleston.md): 6 hospitals
- [Columbia, South Carolina](https://mriprices.fyi/south-carolina/columbia.md): 6 hospitals
- [Sioux Falls, South Dakota](https://mriprices.fyi/south-dakota/sioux-falls.md): 6 hospitals
- [Knoxville, Tennessee](https://mriprices.fyi/tennessee/knoxville.md): 6 hospitals
- [Sugar Land, Texas](https://mriprices.fyi/texas/sugar-land.md): 6 hospitals
- [Richmond, Virginia](https://mriprices.fyi/virginia/richmond.md): 6 hospitals
- [Spokane, Washington](https://mriprices.fyi/washington/spokane.md): 6 hospitals
- [Green Bay, Wisconsin](https://mriprices.fyi/wisconsin/green-bay.md): 6 hospitals
- [Anchorage, Alaska](https://mriprices.fyi/alaska/anchorage.md): 5 hospitals
- [Scottsdale, Arizona](https://mriprices.fyi/arizona/scottsdale.md): 5 hospitals
- [Anaheim, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/anaheim.md): 5 hospitals
- [Fresno, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/fresno.md): 5 hospitals
- [Oakland, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/oakland.md): 5 hospitals
- [Orange, California](https://mriprices.fyi/california/orange.md): 5 hospitals
- [Bradenton, Florida](https://mriprices.fyi/florida/bradenton.md): 5 hospitals
- [Augusta, Georgia](https://mriprices.fyi/georgia/augusta.md): 5 hospitals
- [Savannah, Georgia](https://mriprices.fyi/georgia/savannah.md): 5 hospitals
- [Overland Park, Kansas](https://mriprices.fyi/kansas/overland-park.md): 5 hospitals
- [Lake Charles, Louisiana](https://mriprices.fyi/louisiana/lake-charles.md): 5 hospitals
- [Worcester, Massachusetts](https://mriprices.fyi/massachusetts/worcester.md): 5 hospitals
- [Minneapolis, Minnesota](https://mriprices.fyi/minnesota/minneapolis.md): 5 hospitals
- [Lincoln, Nebraska](https://mriprices.fyi/nebraska/lincoln.md): 5 hospitals
- [Henderson, Nevada](https://mriprices.fyi/nevada/henderson.md): 5 hospitals
- [Reno, Nevada](https://mriprices.fyi/nevada/reno.md): 5 hospitals
- [Syracuse, New York](https://mriprices.fyi/new-york/syracuse.md): 5 hospitals

## Categories

- [Head (brain) MRI](https://mriprices.fyi/category/mri-head.md): 5,419 hospitals
- [Knee MRI](https://mriprices.fyi/category/mri-knee.md): 5,419 hospitals
- [Lumbar spine MRI](https://mriprices.fyi/category/mri-lumbar-spine.md): 5,419 hospitals
- [Shoulder MRI](https://mriprices.fyi/category/mri-shoulder.md): 5,419 hospitals

## Free tools

- [MRI cost checklist and CPT finder](https://mriprices.fyi/tools/mri-cost-checklist.md): Pick your scan and how you will pay to get the CPT code, the questions to ask before you schedule, and what to look for in the hospital's published price file.

## Guides

- [Hospital vs Imaging Center MRI: Where Scans Are Cheaper and Why](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/hospital-vs-imaging-center-mri.md): Independent imaging centers typically charge less for MRI than hospitals because they have lower overhead and focus only on outpatient imaging. Quality is comparable, but patients should confirm accreditation and radiologist credentials.
- [How Insurance Affects MRI Pricing: Deductibles, Networks, and Prior Authorization](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/how-insurance-affects-mri-pricing.md): Your out-of-pocket cost for an MRI depends on whether you have met your deductible, whether the imaging center is in your insurance network, and whether the scan requires prior authorization.
- [How much does an MRI cost without insurance?](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/how-much-does-an-mri-cost.md) (United States): A US hospital can charge a different cash price for the same MRI scan. The machine-readable file each hospital must publish holds its prices; here is how to read yours before you book.
- [How To Prepare for an MRI: Metal Screening, Clothing, Eating, and What To Expect](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/how-to-prepare-for-an-mri.md): Preparing for an MRI means removing metal, wearing the right clothing, and following food or medication instructions from your doctor. The scan itself is painless but requires staying very still inside the machine.
- [How To Read an MRI Price Quote: Technical, Professional, and Facility Fees Explained](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/how-to-read-an-mri-price-quote.md): An MRI price quote typically has three parts — technical fee, professional fee, and facility fee. Knowing each one helps you compare offers accurately and avoid surprise bills.
- [MRI CPT codes explained: 70551, 72148, 73221, 73721](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/mri-cpt-codes-explained.md) (United States): The four CPT codes that describe the MRI scans people price most often: brain, lumbar spine, shoulder and knee, all without contrast. Learn what each code means and why the code decides the price.
- [MRI With vs Without Contrast: What It Adds and How It Affects Price](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/mri-with-vs-without-contrast.md): Contrast dye makes certain tissues and blood vessels show up clearly on MRI. It is ordered when doctors need to see inflammation, tumors, or blood flow. The added cost covers the contrast material and extra scan time.
- [Open MRI vs Closed MRI: Machine Types, Trade-Offs, and Who Benefits](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/open-mri-vs-closed-mri.md): Closed MRI machines have strong magnets and produce the highest-quality images. Open MRI machines are less confining and accommodate larger bodies, but image quality and exam time may differ.
- [Questions to ask before an MRI](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/questions-to-ask-before-an-mri.md) (United States): The questions that turn a vague scan into a number you can plan around: the cash price for your CPT code, what it includes, who reads the images and what the hospital's own price file says.
- [Ways To Pay Less for an MRI: Cash Prices, Centers vs Hospitals, and Comparing Quotes](https://mriprices.fyi/guides/ways-to-pay-less-for-an-mri.md): Paying less for an MRI starts with comparing cash-pay options at independent imaging centers, where prices are often lower than hospital-based scans. Request an all-inclusive quote and ask about self-pay discounts.

## About this site

- [About MRIPrices](https://mriprices.fyi/about.md): What MRIPrices is, where its data comes from, and how a listing is checked.
- [Contact MRIPrices](https://mriprices.fyi/contact.md): How to reach MRIPrices: our email address, how fast we reply, and how to add or fix a listing.
- [Link exchange with MRIPrices](https://mriprices.fyi/link-exchange.md): Swap links with MRIPrices for free. You link to us. We check the link. An approved site gets a partners page link, a guide mention, or a blog mention.
- [The MRI price newsletter](https://mriprices.fyi/newsletter): A short email now and again: a price gap worth knowing, a rule change on price posting, and one source note. No noise.

## Data sources

- [CMS hospital roster via cms-hpt-tracker](https://github.com/anthonyisnotadev/cms-hpt-tracker): license Public domain — U.S. federal government work, refreshed monthly
- [CMS Provider of Services](https://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/hospitals-and-other-facilities/provider-of-services): license Public domain — U.S. federal government work, refreshed quarterly
- [Hospital machine-readable files](https://github.com/anthonyisnotadev/cms-hpt-tracker): license Public files hospitals must publish (45 CFR 180), refreshed monthly
- [E2E fixture (fictional)](https://github.com/pooriaarab/mriprices): license Fictional records for automated tests only, refreshed manual

## API

- [OpenAPI 3.1 description](https://mriprices.fyi/api/v1/openapi.json): the read API as JSON
- [API guide](https://mriprices.fyi/developers): endpoints, examples, rate limits and how to credit the data
- [MCP server card](https://mriprices.fyi/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): the MCP server at https://mriprices.fyi/mcp and its tools
- [Agent card](https://mriprices.fyi/.well-known/agent-card.json): what the site offers an agent
- [Agent skills](https://mriprices.fyi/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): a skill that explains the API and the MCP server
- [API catalog](https://mriprices.fyi/.well-known/api-catalog): the API description and the guide as an RFC 9727 linkset
- [WebMCP manifest](https://mriprices.fyi/webmcp): the tools as a manifest

## Optional

- [Every hospital with its facts](https://mriprices.fyi/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://mriprices.fyi/sitemap.xml): every indexable page