Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 18 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $351.15 to $14,794.04, with a median of $1,357.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $1,005.85 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,357.00 at 31 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,357.00, is 36% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 37 facilities across 14 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$351.15Harris Health + 1 more
Median$1,357.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,794.04in this market
Difference42.1×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
median
Lowest $351.15Highest $14,794.04
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 MRI BREAST W/O-W CONTRAST BIL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 MRI BREAST W/O-W CONTRAST BIL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $988.75 | $2,825.00 | $351.60–$2,825.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $988.75 | $2,825.00 | $427.78–$2,825.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $988.75 | $2,825.00 | $427.78–$2,825.00 | 65% |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $988.75 | $2,825.00 | $427.78–$2,825.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $988.75 | $2,825.00 | $427.78–$2,825.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $988.75 | $2,825.00 | $427.78–$2,825.00 | 65% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Alvin, TX · (281) 332-2511 Magnetic resonance imaging, breast, without and with contrast material(s), including computer-aided detection (CAD real-time lesion detection, characterization and pharmacokinetic analysis), when perf File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,794.04 | $14,794.04 | $2,127.00–$2,739.00 | — |
| Harris Health both sides Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 MRI BREAST BILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% |
| Harris Health both sides Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 MRI BREAST BILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital both sides Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center both sides Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital both sides Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital both sides Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital both sides Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital both sides Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann both sides Houston, TX HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center both sides The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital both sides Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital both sides Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,791.92 | $5,599.75 | — | 68% |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport both sides Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 MR-BREAST BILAT W WO CONTRAST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $2,055.55 | $5,873.00 | $506.89–$2,936.50 | 65% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) both sides Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center both sides Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital both sides Houston, TX HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital both sides Bellaire, TX HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) both sides Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) both sides Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) both sides Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital both sides Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O-W File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.84 | $6,724.50 | — | 68% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake both sides Alvin, TX · (281) 332-2511 MRI WO&W CON&CAD BRST BI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,794.04 | $14,794.04 | $887.64–$13,314.64 | — |
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 $351.15, median $1,357.00, highest $14,794.04 — a 42.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $351.15, median $1,791.92, highest $14,794.04 — a 42.1× 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 17 facilities here, median $1,357.00. 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 8 of 9 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 breast MRI, both breasts is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast MRI, both breasts explained.