Breast MRI, both breasts cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides): from $525.36 to $1,205.28, with a median of $711.76. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $186.40 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $711.45 at 2 hospitals.
- The median here, $711.76, is 66% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 2.0× 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 11 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation both sides lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $525.36 | $2,388.00 | $184.22–$2,149.20 | 78% |
| New Orleans East Hospital both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $556.80 | $3,480.00 | $1,000.00–$372.99 | 84% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner both sides Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $580.44 | $2,073.00 | $184.22–$1,762.05 | 72% |
| Touro Infirmary both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $701.82 | $5,013.00 | $2,005.20–$933.92 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital both sides Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $711.76 | $5,084.00 | $1,016.80–$714.73 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital both sides Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $711.76 | $5,084.00 | $1,016.80–$714.73 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $711.76 | $5,084.00 | $1,016.80–$714.73 | 86% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital both sides Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $833.60 | $2,605.00 | $184.22–$1,953.75 | 68% |
| University Med Center both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $984.28 | $4,474.00 | $1,544.42–$756.96 | 78% |
| Childrens Hospital both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $1,041.12 | $3,856.00 | $1,091.63–$685.16 | 73% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center both sides Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $1,205.28 | $7,533.00 | $1,273.00–$941.60 | 84% |
Both sides : lowest $525.36, median $711.76, highest $1,205.28 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $656.70. 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 7 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 it is 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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