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 $771.52 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,858.78, is 12% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Mar 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$610.96 | 78% |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital lowest Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI Breat W/WO Contrast Bil W Cad File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | $50.00–$1,176.19 | 78% |
| Regional One Health both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 77049710800 - MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI 77049 File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $478.84 | $744.69 | $0.01–$659.30 | 36% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden both sides West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $760.95 | $5,073.00 | $265.63–$4,058.40 | 85% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville both sides Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $1,065.33 | $5,073.00 | $313.03–$4,565.70 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's both sides Memphis, TN HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $1,065.33 | $5,073.00 | $313.03–$4,565.70 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC MR BREAST W & W/O CON W/CAD WHEN DONE BILAT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,065.33 | $5,073.00 | $214.26–$4,565.70 | 79% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,858.78, median $1,858.78, highest $1,858.78.
Both sides : lowest $478.84, median $1,065.33, highest $1,065.33 — a 2.2× 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 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 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.
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