MRI of the brain cost in Milwaukee, WI

Prices at 6 hospitals in Milwaukee, WI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,614 — 20% above the US median ($2,172), roughly 9.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $1,391 $514 ★ 5/5 124 min
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI $2,210 $1,352 ★ 4/5 172 min
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI $2,614 $386 ★ 3/5 167 min
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI $2,740 $4,036
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI $2,891 $2,785 ★ 3/5 275 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$4,932
Cash / self-pay
$2,614
Insurer-negotiated
$933
Medicare pays
$269
$1,719$2,830
Median cash $2,614  ·  Medicare $269  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,614 — about 9.7× the Medicare rate ($269). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($538).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,932 list price could save about $2,318 (47%).

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Doctors who perform this in Milwaukee

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Ibrahim Tuna, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI194
Robert Neimon, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI179
Brian Jellison, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI165
Jonathan Jennings, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI151
Sonia Gill, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI147
Sumant Tumuluru, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI147
Zacharias Zitterkopf, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI142
Anand Brahmamdam, DODiagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI134
Andrew Klein, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI120
Zaneta Dymon, D.ODiagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI118
Jerome Quets, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMilwaukee, WI100
Michelle Michel, MDRadiation OncologyMilwaukee, WI94

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