Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $7,708.00 to $7,708.00, with a median of $7,708.00. The lowest listed price is at Gaston Memorial Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $7,407.20 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 15, 2026 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Belmont, NC HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | $3,854.00–$7,322.60 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NC HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | $3,854.00–$7,322.60 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center both sides Fort Mill, SC MRI BRST WO&W CM+CAD BI | $8,019.00 | $10,692.00 | $1.00–$8,125.92 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center both sides Rock Hill, SC MRI BRST WO&W CM+CAD BI | $8,019.00 | $10,692.00 | $1.00–$8,125.92 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7,708.00, median $7,708.00, highest $7,708.00.
Both sides : lowest $8,019.00, median $8,019.00, highest $8,019.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,708.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.
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.