Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $249.36 to $467.55, with a median of $374.04. The lowest listed price is at University of Louisville Hospital — $124.68 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $504.47 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 MR BREAST W WO CAD BIL | $249.36 | $1,039.00 | $286.97–$1,039.00 | 76% | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC MRI BREAST BIL WOW CON W/CAD | $370.83 | $874.00 | $638.02–$795.34 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville Louisville, KY MR BREAST W WOCAD BIL | $374.04 | $1,039.00 | $311.70–$1,039.00 | 64% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 MR BREAST W WOCAD BIL | $394.82 | $1,039.00 | $369.36–$1,039.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville Louisville, KY MR BREAST W WOCAD BIL | $467.55 | $1,039.00 | $369.36–$1,039.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville Shepherdville, KY MR BREAST W WOCAD BIL | $467.55 | $1,039.00 | $311.70–$1,039.00 | 55% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $249.36, median $374.04, highest $467.55 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $431.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.