Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides): from $1,104.50 to $3,262.35, with a median of $3,262.35. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $2,157.85 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center both sides lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 MRI BREAST; W/WO CONT; INCL CAD; BILATERAL | $1,104.50 | $2,209.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley both sides Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC MRI Breast W Cont Bilateral | $3,262.35 | $5,019.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital both sides Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC MRI Breast W Cont Bilateral | $3,262.35 | $5,019.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital both sides Mount Pleasant, SC HC MRI Breast W Cont Bilateral | $3,262.35 | $5,019.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital both sides Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC MRI Breast W Cont Bilateral | $3,262.35 | $5,019.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $1,104.50, median $3,262.35, highest $3,262.35 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,262.35. 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.