Scans and imaging CPT 77049 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Burlington, VT — inpatient

In Burlington-South Burlington, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $1,642.00 to $1,642.00, with a median of $1,642.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Apr 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,642.00University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Median$1,642.00half pay less
Highest$1,642.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT.

median
Lowest $1,642.00Highest $5,569.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care both sides lowest Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 CHG MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL $1,642.00 $1,642.00 $225.57–$1,625.85 — Apr 28, 2026
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University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care both sides Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 HC - MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL $5,569.00 $5,569.00 $1,559.32–$5,012.10 — Apr 28, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $1,642.00, median $1,642.00, highest $1,642.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,642.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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.