Scans and imaging CPT 77049 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Columbus, OH — inpatient

In Columbus, OH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $345.80 to $1,820.65, with a median of $345.80. The lowest listed price is at Grove City Methodist and 5 other hospitals. Across Ohio, the median is $3,889.60 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$345.80Grove City Methodist + 5 more
Median$345.80half pay less
Highest$1,820.65in this market
Difference5.3×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 Columbus, OH.

median
Lowest $345.80Highest $2,187.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grove City Methodist both sides lowest Grove City, OH Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont $345.80 $532.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital both sides lowest Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont $345.80 $532.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital both sides lowest Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont $345.80 $532.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital both sides lowest Pickerington, OH Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont $345.80 $532.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital both sides lowest Dublin, OH Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont $345.80 $532.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center both sides lowest Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Abbreviated Bilat W & Wo Cont $345.80 $532.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital both sides Pickerington, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,638.65 $2,521.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist both sides Grove City, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,638.65 $2,521.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital both sides Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,638.65 $2,521.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital both sides Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,638.65 $2,521.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center both sides Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,638.65 $2,521.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital both sides Dublin, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,638.65 $2,521.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital both sides Delaware, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,646.45 $2,533.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital both sides Delaware, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $1,810.90 $2,786.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Berger Hospital both sides Circleville, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W Contrast $1,820.65 $2,801.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Berger Hospital both sides Circleville, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,002.65 $3,081.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital both sides Dublin, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,187.25 $3,365.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist both sides Grove City, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,187.25 $3,365.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital both sides Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,187.25 $3,365.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital both sides Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,187.25 $3,365.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center both sides Columbus, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,187.25 $3,365.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital both sides Pickerington, OH Hc Mri Breast Bilat W And Wo Contrast $2,187.25 $3,365.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $345.80, median $345.80, highest $1,820.65 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,978.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.