Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $281.18 to $3,284.82, with a median of $1,198.68. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Children's Hospital — $917.50 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,357.00 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $281.18 | $7,821.00 | — | 96% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $281.18 | $2,854.00 | — | 90% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,198.68 | $2,854.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,284.82 | $7,821.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $3,284.82 | $7,821.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $281.18, median $1,198.68, highest $3,284.82 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,284.82. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.