Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 6 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 $1,016.57. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $422.47 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,439.03 at 11 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,016.57, is 52% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 2.9× 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 17 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.
Lowest$594.10Mercy Hospital + 2 more
Median$1,016.57half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,439.03in this market
Difference2.4×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $440.96Highest $1,882.19
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $594.10 | $1,237.70 | $246.66–$2,330.02 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital lowest Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $594.10 | $1,237.70 | $246.66–$2,330.02 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $594.10 | $1,237.70 | $246.66–$2,452.70 | 52% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $1,439.03 | $2,569.70 | $246.66–$3,233.16 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $1,439.03 | $2,569.70 | $246.66–$4,291.75 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD MRI BREAST CAD WWO BIL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $1,439.03 | $2,569.70 | $246.66–$3,233.16 | 44% |
| Methodist Hospital both sides St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $440.96 | $1,696.00 | $103.83–$2,335.00 | 74% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD+1 more line at this price File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $602.19–$2,194.20 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $977.64 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $983.16 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $1,024.14 | $2,553.96 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $630.84–$2,298.60 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $1,024.16 | $2,554.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $1,036.15 | $2,438.00 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 58% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $1,042.01 | $2,451.76 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 57% |
| Regions Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,081.86 | $4,161.00 | $68.79–$3,120.75 | 74% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILATERAL WO&W CONTRAST, W/CAD File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $1,085.44 | $2,553.96 | $540.83–$3,071.93 | 57% |
| Lakeview Hospital both sides Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 MRI Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,882.19 | $5,087.00 | $10.67–$4,578.30 | 63% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Outpatient: lowest $594.10, median $1,016.57, 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.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,016.57. 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 6 of 6 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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