MRI of the brain cost in Orange, CA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Orange, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,914 — 172% above the US median ($2,170), roughly 22.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $1,674 $505 ★ 4/5 318 min —
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA $5,914 $2,577 — — —
Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange Orange, CA $5,914 $2,577 — — —
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA $7,505 $628 ★ 2/5 151 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)
$5,914
Cash / self-pay
$5,914
Insurer-negotiated
$1,602
Medicare pays
$269
$2,946$7,028
Median cash $5,914  ·  Medicare $269  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $5,914 — about 22.0× the Medicare rate ($269). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($538).

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Doctors who perform this in Orange

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
Noel Miner, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA306
Daniel Chow, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA302
David Fussell, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA292
Eleanor Chu, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA244
Charles Li, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA227
Edward Kuoy, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA217
Jennifer Soun, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA210
Brian Yep, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA156
Geoffrey Sigmund, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA138
Gelareh Sadigh, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA129
Britton OdleDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA129
David Floriolli, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA118

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