Please call (970) 479-7251 to make an appointment.
Exams for outpatients: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday.
- Walk-in X-rays are available 24 hours/day, seven days/week. Our fax number is (970) 470-6654.
- Scheduled CT, MRI, Echo and Nuclear Medicine exams for outpatients are available 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
- Scheduled Ultrasounds are available 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week.
Lower MRI Prices at Vail Health
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners use a powerful magnetic field (magnetism), radio waves and a computer to produce detailed three dimensional pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures. The images can then be examined on a computer monitor or printed. MRI scans do not require x-ray radiation and are noninvasive, usually painless medical tests.
Vail Health has lowered its MRI prices significantly, "self pay" patients, either those without insurance or those choosing to forgo using their insurance, can receive a 25% discount off their MRI price. The cash price also includes the radiology reading fee (some imaging centers do not).
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Regular Price
(does not include reading fee)
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Cash Discounted Price*
(includes reading fee)
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MRI without contrast
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$895
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$671.25
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MRI with contrast
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$895
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$671.25
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MRI with and without contrast
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$995
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$746.25
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*Cash discounted MRIs will not be submitted to your insurance company and will not be applied to any of your cost sharing amounts such as a deductible or out of pocket maximum.”
A New CT Scanner for Vail Health
Vail Health Hospital uses the Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP CT scanner in the imaging department. Vail Health Hospital is the first hospital in Colorado to bring this 160-slice scanner to its patients. The upgraded equipment minimizes radiation exposure, maximizes safety and image quality and increases patient comfort.
Radiation exposure is automatically adjusted to minimize exposure based on a patient's age, weight and exam type. The scanner is also quicker and can examine several body parts during the same exam to reduce exam time and radiation.
The new CT uses wider detectors to cover more area and complete scans faster so less radiation is needed. It also shows contrast better than other systems so physicians can distinguish soft tissues and other details more clearly through Deep Learning Reconstruction.
A longer, wider table supports larger patients and provides a more extensive area for scanning without repositioning them. Aquilion's gantry also tilts to provide easier access to patients and helps avoid unnecessary exposure to critical organs such as the eyes.