Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient
In Lafayette, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $505.08 to $1,629.18, with a median of $1,067.13. The lowest listed price is at Acadia General Hospital — $562.05 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $711.45 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia General Hospital both sides lowest Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL | $505.08 | $2,196.00 | — | 77% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center both sides Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL | $1,629.18 | $7,758.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $505.08, median $1,067.13, highest $1,629.18 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,067.13 — 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.