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MRI of brain (no contrast) at Inova Fairfax Hospital

3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042-3307. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 70551.

$834
Cash price
$1,919
Median commercial
$1,667
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $1,919 — 63% above the Washington, DC metro median of $1,179. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemExchange HMO $573 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $661 negotiated rate
KaiserHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $1,300 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthExchange $1,687 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $1,889 negotiated rate
CignaHMO (+2 same-rate plans) $1,949 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $2,049 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $2,219 negotiated rate
AetnaFannie-Mae $2,248 negotiated rate
AetnaHMO (+1 same-rate plans) $2,629 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AetnaMedicare Advantage $242 negotiated rate
AnthemMedicare Advantage $242 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthMedicare Advantage $247 negotiated rate
CignaMedicare Advantage $251 negotiated rate
KaiserMedicare Advantage $251 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Advantage $266 negotiated rate

Medicaid plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemMedicaid Advantage $345 negotiated rate
Sentara HealthMedicaid Advantage $355 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicaid Advantage $359 negotiated rate
AetnaMedicaid Advantage $362 negotiated rate
KaiserMedicaid Advantage $380 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does mri of brain (no contrast) cost at Inova Fairfax Hospital without insurance?

Inova Fairfax Hospital's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $834 for MRI of brain (no contrast), against a gross charge of $1,667. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for mri of brain (no contrast) at Inova Fairfax Hospital?

Inova Fairfax Hospital lists 10 commercial plan rates for MRI of brain (no contrast), from $573 (Anthem) to $2,629 (Aetna), with a median of $1,919. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $1,179.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Inova Fairfax Hospital publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.