Open MRI of McAllen
Registered legal name: Comfort Image 2, LTD
4900 N. 1OTH Street, F1, McAllen, TX 78504
DirectionsGoogle MapsApple Mapsto the ZIP centroid, not the exact doorRegistry Record
- NPI
- 1881761005
- Type
- MRI centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 4900 N. 1OTH Street, F1, McAllen, TX 78504
- Telephone
- (956) 668-8282
- NPI issued
- 30 November 2006 (19 years ago)
- Record updated
- 3 April 2012 (14 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-10
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (metropolitan area, Hidalgo County)
- State
- Texas (1,458 records statewide)
- Map position
- ZIP-code centroid for 78504 (address not matched by the Census geocoder); distances approximate
- Snapshot
- NPPES data dissemination file, 12 October 2026
What the Record Tells You
Open MRI of McAllen, the trading name of Comfort Image 2, LTD, is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre at 4900 N. 1OTH Street, F1 in McAllen, Texas 78504. CMS issued NPI 1881761005 on 30 November 2006, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 3 April 2012. That was 14 years ago, so treat the phone number and suite as unverified until you have spoken to someone there.
The record carries one imaging taxonomy code: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center (261QM1200X). The MRI-specific code means the organisation registered itself as a magnetic resonance imaging centre, the strongest signal the registry gives that a scanner is on site.
McAllen sits in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area (Hidalgo County), which has 51 imaging-centre records on the Texas side in the October 2026 file, 16 of them with the MRI code, out of 1,458 across Texas. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Nolana Diagnostic Imaging Center, LTD (0.0 miles, McAllen), Raj Open MRI (0.0 miles, McAllen) and Moya Innovative Vascular Services PLLC (1.1 miles, McAllen), with 2 more within 1.7 miles.
For a cash-pay benchmark, our Texas freestanding-centre estimate is $500 to $1,400 for a typical single-region MRI. At Texas hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $236 to $10,390 for a brain MRI, median $2,190, from 125 of the 194 Texas hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 285 in the state, files dated to September 2026. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (956) 668-8282 with the CPT code for your scan and ask for the self-pay rate, whether the radiologist's report is included, and the scanner's field strength.
What Medicare Paid This Centre (2024)
From CMS's public Medicare claims data for Open MRI of McAllen (NPI 1881761005). Each row is a scan the centre billed to Medicare for at least 11 patients in 2024.
| Scan | Medicare-approved amount | Centre's billed charge | National median approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 · 16 Medicare scans | $190 | $3,200 | $186 (633 centres) |
| Cervical spine MRI without contrast CPT 72141 · 14 Medicare scans | $180 | $3,200 | $165 (719 centres) |
| Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 · 22 Medicare scans | $182 | $3,200 | $180 (810 centres) |
| Shoulder or other arm joint MRI without contrast CPT 73221 · 15 Medicare scans | $195 | $3,200 | $190 (668 centres) |
| Knee or other leg joint MRI without contrast CPT 73721 · 22 Medicare scans | $192 | $3,200 | $187 (733 centres) |
| Screening mammogram, both breasts CPT 77067 · 28 Medicare scans | $120 | $240 | $118 (320 centres) |
The Medicare-approved amount is the full amount Medicare accepts for the scan: its own payment plus the patient's share (usually the 20% coinsurance). The billed charge is the centre's own list price on those claims, which Medicare does not pay. Both are averages over the year, and the national column is the median approved amount across every centre that billed Medicare for that scan outside a hospital.
Neither figure is a self-pay quote. If you are paying cash, ask the centre for its self-pay rate for your CPT code and whether the radiologist's report is included.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service, 2024 data, read 15 October 2026. CMS does not publish a centre and scan with fewer than 11 Medicare patients, so a scan missing here may still be offered.
Nearest Alternatives
The 5 closest imaging records to 4900 N. 1OTH Street, straight-line distance, measured from the ZIP centroid. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.
| Centre | City | Distance | Type | Phone (registry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolana Diagnostic Imaging Center, LTD | McAllen, TX | 0.0 mi | Radiology clinic | (956) 661-9877 |
| Raj Open MRI | McAllen, TX | 0.0 mi | MRI centre | (956) 687-8120 |
| Moya Innovative Vascular Services PLLC | McAllen, TX | 1.1 mi | Radiology clinic | (610) 908-2995 |
| Northgate Imaging LTD | McAllen, TX | 1.3 mi | MRI centre | (956) 668-8282 |
| Mer Radiology, PLLC | McAllen, TX | 1.7 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (713) 590-0640 |
Open MRI of McAllen in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Hidalgo County outline.
Map data: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.
Cash-Price Benchmark
What to ask when you call
- The self-pay price for your exact CPT code (70551 brain, 72148 lumbar spine, 73221 or 73721 joint, without contrast), and whether the radiologist's report is included.
- Scanner field strength (1.5T or 3T) and whether it is closed, wide-bore or open.
- ACR or IAC accreditation, and who reads the images. The registry cannot tell you either.
- Whether they accept an order from a telehealth referral if you have no local doctor.
Full list: cheap MRI, good MRI checklist.
Source: NPI registry records, status as reported by CMS, October 2026 file (NPPES data dissemination file dated 12 October 2026, download.cms.gov; US federal public data, no charge). NPPES is an identifier registry, not a licence register: an NPI does not validate licensure, accreditation or that a scanner is on site. Names, addresses and phones are as self-reported to CMS and many records have not been updated for years; confirm before you travel. Coordinates: US Census Bureau geocoder, ZIP-code centroid where the address did not match (flagged). Metro areas: 2023 Census core-based statistical areas by county. Price ranges: our methodology; hospital cash prices: each hospital's federal transparency file (45 CFR 180), where parsed. No centre pays to be listed and none is endorsed. Listed here in error, or want a correction? Email [email protected]. This page describes a registry record, not a review or recommendation of Open MRI of McAllen.