Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $594.10 to $1,439.03, with a median of $1,439.03. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $844.93 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,439.03 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL | $594.10 | $1,237.70 | $246.66–$2,330.02 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital lowest Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL | $594.10 | $1,237.70 | $246.66–$2,330.02 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL | $1,439.03 | $2,569.70 | $246.66–$3,233.16 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL | $1,439.03 | $2,569.70 | $246.66–$3,233.16 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL | $1,439.03 | $2,569.70 | $246.66–$4,291.75 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital both sides St. Louis Park, MN MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi | $440.96 | $1,696.00 | $103.83–$2,335.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $602.19–$2,194.20 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $602.19–$2,194.20 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.14 | $2,553.96 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $630.84–$2,298.60 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,036.15 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,042.01 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi | $1,081.86 | $4,161.00 | $68.79–$3,120.75 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD | $1,085.44 | $2,553.96 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital both sides Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi | $1,882.19 | $5,087.00 | $10.67–$4,578.30 | 63% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $594.10, median $1,439.03, highest $1,439.03 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $440.96, median $977.64, highest $1,882.19 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,439.03. 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 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 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.