Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,070.80 to $3,798.00, with a median of $3,798.00. The lowest listed price is at Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton — $1,727.20 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $3,798.00 at 11 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,798.00, is 80% above the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 10.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- 7 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$2,070.80Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
Median$3,798.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,798.00in this market
Difference1.8×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $1,958.70Highest $3,798.00
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton lowest Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,070.80 | $5,177.00 | $107.40–$118.14 | 60% |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Mri Breast W/Ow Incl Cad Bil File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,798.00 | $3,798.00 | — | — |
| Piedmont Walton both sides Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $585.65–$5,876.10 | 70% |
| Piedmont Atlanta both sides Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $683.00–$5,549.65 | 70% |
| Piedmont Fayette both sides Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $601.32–$5,549.65 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newton both sides Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $637.88–$5,549.65 | 70% |
| Piedmont Cartersville both sides Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $683.00–$5,876.10 | 70% |
| Piedmont Henry both sides Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $553.66–$5,549.65 | 70% |
| Piedmont Eastside both sides Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $683.00–$5,876.10 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newnan both sides Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $615.03–$6,071.97 | 70% |
| Piedmont Mountainside both sides Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $683.00–$5,549.65 | 70% |
| Piedmont Rockdale both sides Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC MRI Breast W Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,958.70 | $6,529.00 | $683.00–$4,896.75 | 70% |
| Piedmont Walton both sides Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $644.22–$6,463.71 | 70% |
| Piedmont Eastside both sides Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $683.00–$6,463.71 | 70% |
| Piedmont Atlanta both sides Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $683.00–$6,104.62 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newnan both sides Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $676.53–$6,679.17 | 70% |
| Piedmont Mountainside both sides Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $683.00–$6,104.62 | 70% |
| Piedmont Rockdale both sides Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $683.00–$5,386.43 | 70% |
| Piedmont Cartersville both sides Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $683.00–$6,463.71 | 70% |
| Piedmont Fayette both sides Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $661.45–$6,104.62 | 70% |
| Piedmont Henry both sides Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $609.03–$6,104.62 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newton both sides Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC MRI Breast W/WO Cntrst Bi File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,154.57 | $7,181.90 | $683.00–$6,104.62 | 70% |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner both sides Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,174.40 | $5,436.00 | $103.83–$114.21 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica both sides Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,174.40 | $5,436.00 | $103.83–$124.60 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton both sides Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,174.40 | $5,436.00 | $107.40–$118.14 | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital both sides Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,174.40 | $5,436.00 | — | 60% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $2,070.80, median $3,798.00, highest $3,798.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,958.70, median $1,958.70, highest $2,174.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,798.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What breast MRI, both breasts is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast MRI, both breasts explained.