How much does mri of brain (no contrast) cost near Silver Spring, MD?
Hospitals within 8 miles of Silver Spring, MD, nearest first (distances approximate). Prices come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. CPT 70551. See every Washington, DC hospital for this procedure →
Median commercial rates on file run from $265 (Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center, ≈5 mi) to $2,076 (The George Washington University Hospital, ≈7 mi) — 7.8× apart within a short drive of Silver Spring, MD. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD · under 1 mi | $478 | $469median of 76 plans | $432median of 7 plans | $439median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · ≈4 mi | $3,087 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center · ≈5 mi | $1,770 | $1,179median of 14 plans | $293median of 4 plans | $518median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · ≈5 mi · pediatric | $2,081 | $2,222median of 11 plans | — | $1,498median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · ≈5 mi | $3,469 | — | $293median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical CenterSliver Spring, MD · ≈5 mi | $260 | $265median of 1 plan | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · ≈6 mi | $2,105 | $1,215median of 4 plans | $282median of 2 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital · ≈6 mi | $2,109 | $1,012median of 10 plans | $290median of 3 plans | $518median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · ≈7 mi | $2,740 | $2,076median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Silver Spring, MD. Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does mri of brain (no contrast) cost without insurance near Silver Spring, MD?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for MRI of brain (no contrast) near Silver Spring, MD range from $260 at Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center to $3,469 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (8 hospitals within 8 miles listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital near Silver Spring, MD lists the lowest price for mri of brain (no contrast)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center (≈5 mi from Silver Spring, MD) lists the lowest ($265, median of 1 plan rates) and The George Washington University Hospital the highest ($2,076, median of 4 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. Distances are approximate (measured between ZIP-code centroids). These are price disclosures, not quotes.