Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,127.00 to $2,448.60, with a median of $1,423.80. The lowest listed price is at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital — $296.80 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $2,448.60 at 7 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,423.80, is 33% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and May 18, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 MRI; BRST W&W/O, W/CAD (BL) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $1,127.00 | $1,610.00 | $81.05–$1,154.27 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilatera File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,180.20 | $1,686.00 | $276.41–$2,456.00 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilatera File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,667.40 | $2,382.00 | $385.88–$2,382.00 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilatera File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,448.60 | $3,498.00 | $192.94–$3,498.00 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $767.70 | $1,706.00 | $278.86–$1,450.10 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center South both sides Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $929.99 | $2,066.64 | $278.86–$1,549.98 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton both sides Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $929.99 | $2,066.64 | $278.86–$1,565.07 | 55% |
| Anna Jaques Hospital both sides Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $999.00 | $999.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton both sides Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,313.00 | $1,313.00 | — | — |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus both sides Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC MRI Breast With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $1,522.50 | $3,045.00 | $245.13–$2,757.86 | 50% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus both sides Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC MRI Breast W/Out&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $1,812.00 | $3,624.00 | $245.13–$2,757.86 | 50% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance both sides Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $2,795.00 | $2,795.00 | $564.09–$2,795.00 | — |
| Emerson Hospital both sides Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 MRI BREAST WOW+CAD BILATERAL+1 more line at this price File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $3,433.50 | $4,578.00 | $921.53–$4,578.00 | 25% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth both sides Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,242.00 | $4,242.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital both sides Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,662.00 | $4,662.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital both sides Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,548.00 | $5,548.00 | — | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital both sides Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,738.00 | $5,738.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,925.00 | $5,925.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington both sides Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,642.00 | $6,642.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham both sides Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,026.00 | $7,026.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital both sides Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,253.00 | $9,253.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,127.00, median $1,423.80, highest $2,448.60 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $767.70, median $3,837.75, highest $9,253.00 — a 12.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,423.80. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.
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