Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,637.30 to $6,978.24, with a median of $3,013.15. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health System - Southern California and 1 other hospital — $1,375.85 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 17 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Health System - Southern California lowest San Pedro, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,637.30 | $4,678.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California lowest Torrance, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,637.30 | $4,678.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,244.90 | $6,414.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,429.00 | $6,940.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Burbank, CA 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 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,455.52 | $7,199.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,769.85 | $10,771.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA 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 Inc Fullerton, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $6,978.24 | $14,538.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital both sides Orange, CA HB MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O & W/CONTRAST | $576.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos both sides Orange, CA 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 MRI BRST WO&W CM+CAD BI | $576.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital both sides Orange, CA HB MRI BREASTS BILATERAL W/W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $576.00 | $1,440.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la both sides Los Angeles, 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 - Los Angeles both sides Los Angeles, 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 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 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 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 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills both sides Woodland Hills, 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 - Baldwin Park both sides Baldwin Park, 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 - 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 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center both sides Los Angeles, CA HB MRI BREAST CA, W & W/O BILAT | $5,420.07 | $8,338.57 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,637.30, median $3,013.15, highest $6,978.24 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $576.00, median $1,196.00, highest $5,420.07 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,288.37 — 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.