Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $3,802.56 to $3,802.56, with a median of $3,802.56. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,802.56 | $7,456.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,839.28 | $7,528.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,802.56, median $3,802.56, highest $3,802.56.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,839.28. 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.