MRI of the brain without contrast cost in York, PA

Prices at 3 hospitals in York, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $455 — 75% below the US median ($1,820), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $455 $1,012 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $455 $916 — — —
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,699 $1,416 ★ 4/5 266 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 October 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)
$2,225
Cash / self-pay
$455
Insurer-negotiated
$1,012
Medicare pays
$195
$455$1,450
Median cash $455  ·  Medicare $195  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $455 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($195). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,225 list price could save about $1,770 (80%).

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Doctors who perform this in York

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
Mohammed Manasawala, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyYork, PA182
Theresa Kouo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyYork, PA157
Jason Hostetter, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyYork, PA96
Jada Anderson, MDDiagnostic RadiologyYork, PA95
Sukumar Puvvala, MDDiagnostic RadiologyYork, PA93
Fletcher Munter, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyYork, PA91
Anitha Gonsalves, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyYork, PA78
Danielle Livingston, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyYork, PA50

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