Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,978.08 to $1,978.08, with a median of $1,978.08. Across Ohio, the median is $3,889.60 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,978.08, is 6% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 5.5× 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 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$1,978.08Morrow County Hospital
Median$1,978.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,978.08in 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 Columbus, OH.
median
Lowest $345.80Highest $6,618.10
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County Hospital lowest Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 MRI scan of both breasts File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $1,978.08 | $3,043.20 | $474.40–$2,951.90 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist both sides Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital both sides Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital both sides Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.80 | $532.00 | — | 35% |
| Fairfield Medical Center both sides Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 MRI Breast w/ + w/o Contrast Bilateral File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,469.25 | $3,265.00 | $973.00–$3,265.00 | 55% |
| Grove City Methodist both sides Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.65 | $2,521.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.65 | $2,521.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.65 | $2,521.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital both sides Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.65 | $2,521.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital both sides Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.65 | $2,521.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.65 | $2,521.00 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital both sides Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,646.45 | $2,533.00 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital both sides Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,810.90 | $2,786.00 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital both sides Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,820.65 | $2,801.00 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital both sides Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,002.65 | $3,081.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital both sides Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,187.25 | $3,365.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,187.25 | $3,365.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,187.25 | $3,365.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital both sides Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,187.25 | $3,365.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital both sides Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,187.25 | $3,365.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist both sides Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,187.25 | $3,365.00 | — | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital both sides Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $6,618.10 | $6,618.10 | $329.66–$6,618.10 | — |
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
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $1,978.08, median $1,978.08, highest $1,978.08.
Both sides : lowest $345.80, median $345.80, highest $6,618.10 — a 19.1× 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 10 facilities here, median $345.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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 breast MRI, both breasts is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast MRI, both breasts explained.