Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $351.15 to $1,357.00, 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 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 MRI BREAST W/O-W CONTRAST BIL | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX MRI BREAST W/O-W CONTRAST BIL | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health both sides Houston, TX MRI BREAST BILATERAL | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% | — source file |
| Harris Health both sides Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 MRI BREAST BILATERAL | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $351.15, median $1,357.00, highest $1,357.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $351.15, median $351.15, highest $351.15.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 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 2 of 2 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 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.