Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,469.30 to $4,169.28, with a median of $2,288.37. The lowest listed price is at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center — $819.07 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 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 Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center lowest Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,469.30 | $4,198.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,551.90 | $4,434.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,637.30 | $4,678.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,637.30 | $4,678.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,244.90 | $6,414.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,331.84 | $4,858.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,429.00 | $6,940.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,543.45 | $7,267.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,799.84 | $5,833.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,013.15 | $8,609.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,455.52 | $7,199.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,769.85 | $10,771.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $4,070.88 | $8,481.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 PET Scan | $4,169.28 | $6,414.28 | $623.57–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 MRI | $4,169.28 | $6,414.28 | $623.57–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $5,323.68 | $11,091.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $6,978.24 | $14,538.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos both sides Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 MRI BRST W & WO CM +CAD BI | $576.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda both sides Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 MRI BRST WO&W CM+CAD BI | $576.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills both sides Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay both sides Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park both sides Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la both sides Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles both sides Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine both sides Irvine, CA MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City both sides Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey both sides Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim both sides Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center both sides Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB MRI BREAST CA, W & W/O BILAT | $4,169.28 | $6,414.28 | $444.69–$511.40 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center both sides Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Mri breast c-+ w/cad bi | $4,169.28 | $6,414.28 | $623.57–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center both sides Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Magnetic resonance imaging, breast, without and with contrast material(s), including computer-aided detection (CAD real-time lesion detection, characterization and pharmacokinetic analysis), when performed; bilateral | $4,169.28 | $6,414.28 | $623.57–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center both sides Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB MRI BREAST W CAD, W & W/O BILAT | $4,875.03 | $7,500.04 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,469.30, median $2,288.37, highest $4,169.28 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $576.00, median $1,196.00, highest $4,169.28 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $3,013.15. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.