Scans and imaging CPT 77049 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Napa, CA — inpatient

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $5,047.98 to $5,047.98, with a median of $5,047.98. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5,047.98St Joseph Health Northern California LLC
Median$5,047.98half pay less
Highest$5,047.98in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Napa, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL $5,047.98 $9,898.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5,047.98, median $5,047.98, highest $5,047.98.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,296.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.