Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,127.95 to $2,127.95, with a median of $2,127.95. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Mri breasts w&wo | $2,127.95 | $4,015.00 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital both sides Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Mri breast c-+ w/cad bi | $2,127.95 | $4,015.00 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,127.95, median $2,127.95, highest $2,127.95.
Both sides : lowest $2,127.95, median $2,127.95, highest $2,127.95.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,127.95. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A breast MRI takes pictures of both breasts before and after contrast dye is injected into a vein, and the code includes computer-aided analysis of the images. It is used to screen women at high risk of breast cancer and to check the extent of a cancer that has already been found.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the imaging of both breasts and the computer analysis; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.