MRI cost in Houston, TX

What 49 Houston hospitals list as their cash price for MRIs, next to the rates insurers negotiated in the same files.

Hospital files dated February 28, 2026 – September 1, 2026 · Data checked October 2, 2026 · How we read these files · Report an error

Prices by type of MRI

MRI prices by procedure in Houston
ProcedurePublished cash priceTypical insured rateLowest insured rateHospitals
Brain MRICPT 70551$232–$32,113$1,679$17445
Brain MRI with contrastCPT 70553$343–$37,348$1,679$25845
Neck MRICPT 72141$232–$22,010$1,679$17445
Lower back MRICPT 72148$232–$26,406$1,679$17445
Knee MRICPT 73721$232–$21,496$1,679$17445
Shoulder MRICPT 73221$232–$26,174$1,679$17445
Abdominal MRICPT 74183$343–$33,074$1,679$25845
Pelvic MRICPT 72195$232–$23,584$1,679$17445
Breast MRICPT 77049$351–$14,794$1,679$35244

Bars use a log scale. The coral bar runs from the lowest to the highest published cash price; the blue dot marks the typical insured rate.

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Hospitals in this comparison

Baylor St Luke's Medical CenterSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026Children's Memorial Hermann HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Harris Health Ben Taub HospitalHarris Health · file Mar 2026Harris Health Lyndon B Johnson HospitalHarris Health · file Mar 2026HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare MainlandHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare North CypressHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare PearlandHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare TomballHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026HCA Houston Healthcare WestHCA Healthcare · file Sep 2026Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist Cypress HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist Sugar Land HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist The Woodlands HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston Methodist · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Cypress HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Greater Heights HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire)Memorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress)Memorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center)Memorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby)Memorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical CenterMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Pearland HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Southeast HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Southwest HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical CenterMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterMemorial Hermann · file Apr 2026St. Luke's Health Brazosport HospitalSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026St. Luke's Health Lakeside HospitalSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026St. Luke's Health Patients Medical CenterSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026St. Luke's Health Springwoods Village HospitalSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026St. Luke's Health Sugar Land HospitalSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026St. Luke's Health The Vintage HospitalSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026St. Luke's Health The Woodlands HospitalSt. Luke's Health · file Feb 2026Texas Children's HospitalTexas Children's · file Mar 2026Texas Children's Hospital The WoodlandsTexas Children's · file Mar 2026Texas Children's Hospital West CampusTexas Children's · file Mar 2026