Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 20 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $197.97 to $6,583.00, with a median of $250.00. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Rensselaer — $52.03 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $300.00 at 23 hospitals.
- The median here, $250.00, is 88% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- 3 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 49 facilities across 38 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$197.97Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Median$250.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,583.00in this market
Difference33.3×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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $197.97Highest $6,964.30
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer lowest Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 MRI Breast WO/With Contrast W/Cad Bil File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $197.97 | $553.00 | $138.25–$1,079.02 | 64% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,788.16 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,809.92 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,762.56 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,783.04 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,730.56 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,771.52 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,771.52 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,843.20 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,754.88 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,777.92 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CON BIL SELF PAY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $500.00 | $197.00–$1,783.04 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 MRI Breast WO/With Contrast W/Cad Bil File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $332.07 | $1,559.00 | $369.11–$1,970.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 MRI Breast WO/With Contrast W/Cad Bil File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $402.22 | $1,559.00 | $1,559.00–$3,118.00 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 MRI Breast WO/With Contrast W/Cad Bil File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $420.93 | $1,559.00 | $369.11–$1,970.00 | 73% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 MRI scan of both breasts File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,631.25 | $3,262.50 | $348.43–$3,262.50 | 50% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 MRI scan of both breasts File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $1,857.43 | $7,720.00 | $1,000.00–$7,951.60 | 76% |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC MRI WITHOUT CONTRAST FOLLOWED BY WITH CONTRAST, BREAST; BILTERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,820.00 | $5,820.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Mri Without Contrast Followed By With Contrast, Breast; Bilteral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,820.00 | $5,820.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Mri Without Contrast Followed By With Contrast, Breast; Bilteral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,583.00 | $6,583.00 | — | — |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 MRI BREAST W/WO CONTRAST BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $624.40 | $892.00 | $234.40–$750.00 | 30% |
| MacNeal Hospital both sides Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 MR Breast Bilat W or WO Cad W/Con File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $904.78 | $4,762.00 | $396.64–$1,931.16 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital both sides Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 MR Breast Bilat W or WO Cad W/Con File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $904.78 | $4,762.00 | $761.00–$2,544.00 | 81% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 MRI Breast w/ + w/o Contrast Bilateral File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $1,062.13 | $3,123.92 | $323.20–$2,030.55 | 66% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center both sides Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 MRI Breast w/ + w/o Contrast Bilateral BCE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $1,062.13 | $3,123.92 | $323.20–$2,030.55 | 66% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital both sides Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 MR Breast Bilat W or WO Cad W & WO Con (C8908) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,094.21 | $5,759.00 | $761.00–$2,544.00 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital both sides Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 MR Breast Bilat W or WO Cad W & WO Con (C8908) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,094.21 | $5,759.00 | $396.64–$1,931.16 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center both sides Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 MR Breast Bilat W or WO Cad W/Con File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,095.26 | $4,762.00 | $2,090.52–$4,082.00 | 77% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange both sides La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC MRI BREAST W/WO CONTRAST W/ CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,125.00 | $4,500.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks both sides Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC MRI BREAST W/WO CONTRAST W/ CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,125.00 | $4,500.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale both sides Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC MRI BREAST W/WO CONTRAST W/ CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,125.00 | $4,500.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook both sides Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC MRI BREAST W/WO CONTRAST W/ CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,125.00 | $4,500.00 | — | 75% |
| Loyola University Medical Center both sides Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 MR Breast Bilat W or WO Cad W & WO Con (C8908) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,324.57 | $5,759.00 | $2,528.20–$4,117.69 | 77% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital both sides Skokie, IL MRI Breast W/O & W/Cont Bilat Incl Cad File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $1,509.30 | $2,322.00 | $313.47–$1,267.81 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital both sides Glenview, IL MRI Breast W/O & W/Cont Bilat Incl Cad File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $1,509.30 | $2,322.00 | $313.47–$1,267.81 | 35% |
| The Methodist Hospitals both sides Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 MRI Breast Implant Bi File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $1,631.00 | $2,330.00 | $0.01–$2,891.32 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake both sides Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 MRI Breast Implant Bi File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $1,631.00 | $2,330.00 | $0.01–$2,891.32 | 30% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST WITH CAD BILATERAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,760.55 | $5,335.00 | $271.02–$3,147.65 | 67% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital both sides Highland Park, IL HB MRI BREAST W/O & W/CONT, BILAT INCL CAD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,397.00 | $2,397.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB MRI BREAST W/O & W/CONT, BILAT INCL CAD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,397.00 | $2,397.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital both sides Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB MRI BREAST W/O & W/CONT, BILAT INCL CAD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,397.00 | $2,397.00 | — | — |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital both sides Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $509.45–$4,848.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center both sides Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $509.45–$4,848.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital both sides Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $509.45–$5,454.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$4,932.84 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital both sides Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $509.45–$4,848.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$4,848.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital both sides Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$5,393.40 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital both sides Hazel Crest, IL MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$5,902.44 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center both sides Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$4,848.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn both sides Oak Lawn, IL MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$4,848.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge both sides Park Ridge, IL MR BREAST W/WO W/CAD CONTRAST BILAT File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $3,030.00 | $6,060.00 | $505.22–$5,393.40 | 50% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital both sides Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $872.54–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital both sides Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $1,136.06–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital both sides Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $972.10–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital both sides Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $1,112.64–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital both sides McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $1,130.21–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital both sides Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $936.96–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital both sides Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $404.06–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital both sides DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB MRI Breast With and W/O Contrast W/Cad, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.20 | $5,856.00 | $1,071.65–$5,856.00 | 30% |
| Northwest Community Hospital both sides Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Mri Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,131.00 | $4,131.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Mri With Contrast, Breast; Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,311.00 | $4,311.00 | — | — |
| The Methodist Hospitals both sides Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Bears Care MRI Breast Bilat W/O/W/Cont+1 more line at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $5,514.60 | $7,878.00 | $0.01–$8,177.74 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake both sides Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Bears Care MRI Breast Implnt Plain Bi+1 more line at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $5,514.60 | $7,878.00 | $0.01–$8,177.74 | 30% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital both sides Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Mri Breast Wwo Contrast Including Cad When Performed: Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,820.00 | $5,820.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana both sides Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC MRI BREAST WWO CONTRAST INCLUDING CAD WHEN PERFORMED: BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,820.00 | $5,820.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital both sides Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC MRI BREAST W WO CONTRAST INCL CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,200.00 | $6,200.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital both sides Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC MRI BREAST W WO CONTRAST INCL CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,200.00 | $6,200.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center both sides Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Mri Breast Wwo Contrast Including Cad When Performed: Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,583.00 | $6,583.00 | — | — |
| The Methodist Hospitals both sides Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 MRI Breast Bi W/O Contrast+1 more line at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $6,964.30 | $9,949.00 | $0.01–$8,953.46 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake both sides Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 MRI Breast Bi W/O Contrast+1 more line at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $6,964.30 | $9,949.00 | $0.01–$8,953.46 | 30% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
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Outpatient: lowest $197.97, median $250.00, highest $6,583.00 — a 33.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $624.40, median $3,030.00, highest $6,200.00 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $250.00. 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 17 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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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