Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Houston, TX — inpatient
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 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 |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, 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 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 |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX 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 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 HC MRI BREAST W & W/O CONTRAST W/CAD BIL | $1,357.00 | $2,714.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, 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 Baytown Hospital Baytown, 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 Cypress Hospital Cypress, 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 The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX 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 MRI BREAST BILATERAL | $351.15 | $1,348.00 | $339.70–$899.05 | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: 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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,357.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.