Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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MRI Brain Pituitary WO Cont
Low
$0
Average
$2.2k
Median
$785
High
$817.8k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD | $785 | $785 | — | — | 328 | $785 – $785 |
| 2 | Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake, IA | $798 | $798 | — | — | 134 | $798 – $798 |
| 3 | Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Marlton, NJ | $269 | $649 | $1.1k | 164% | 134–161 | $254 – $4.5k |
| 4 | Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ | $269 | $649 | $1.1k | 164% | 134–161 | $254 – $4.5k |
| 5 | Sioux Center Health Sioux Center, IA | $774 | $774 | — | — | 124 | $774 – $774 |
| 6 | Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp GERMANTOWN, TN | $357 | $359 | $45 | 13% | 105–123 | $293 – $412 |
| 7 | Nemours Children's Hospital 6535 Nemours Parkway | $2.1k | $2.1k | $588 | 27% | 71 | $1.4k – $2.9k |
| 8 | Methodist Olive Branch Hospital OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $357 | $359 | $45 | 13% | 52–79 | $293 – $412 |
| 9 | Avera St. Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD | $795 | $795 | — | — | 45 | $795 – $795 |
| 10 | Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ | $269 | $649 | $1.1k | 164% | 44–80 | $254 – $4.5k |
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