Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,858.78 to $1,858.78, with a median of $1,858.78. The lowest listed price is at Methodist University Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $795.63 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden both sides West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT | $760.95 | $5,073.00 | $265.63–$4,058.40 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's both sides Memphis, TN HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT | $1,065.33 | $5,073.00 | $313.03–$4,565.70 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT | $1,065.33 | $5,073.00 | $214.26–$4,565.70 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville both sides Collierville, TN HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT | $1,065.33 | $5,073.00 | $313.03–$4,565.70 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,858.78, median $1,858.78, highest $1,858.78.
Both sides : lowest $760.95, median $1,065.33, highest $1,065.33 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,858.78. 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 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.