Breast MRI, both breasts cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,697.60 to $10,012.96, with a median of $4,392.00. The lowest listed price is at Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus — $2,694.40 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,453.55 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 20 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $1,697.60 | $1,697.60 | $94.03–$3,157.00 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MRI(CAD)BREAST,W/WO CONTR,BIL | $3,229.00 | $3,229.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $5,555.00 | $5,555.00 | $119.44–$4,255.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $10,012.96 | $10,012.96 | $119.44–$2,754.00 | — | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center both sides Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $294.12 | $6,968.72 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center both sides Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $294.12 | $6,968.72 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center both sides Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $294.12 | $6,968.72 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center both sides Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $294.12 | $6,968.72 | — | 96% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center both sides Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $294.12 | $6,968.72 | — | 96% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center both sides Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $294.12 | $6,975.44 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center both sides Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MRI BREAST C-+W/CAD BI | $300.00 | $300.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital both sides Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 CHG MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $408.65 | $1,524.99 | $278.40–$894.85 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides New York, NY MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$1,959.47 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Basking Ridge, NJ MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$576.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides New York, NY MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$576.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Basking Ridge, NJ MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$1,959.47 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides West Harrison, NY MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$576.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Middletown, NJ MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$1,959.47 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Middletown, NJ MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$576.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides West Harrison, NY MRI Breast Without&With Contrast W/Cad Bilateral | $640.00 | $640.00 | $117.50–$1,959.47 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health both sides Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 MRI Breast Bilateral W&WO Contast Material | $721.30 | $7,213.00 | $527.27–$7,213.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center both sides East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI | $953.40 | $1,362.00 | $338.05–$607.72 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MRI BREAST, BI W/CONT | $1,596.00 | $8,400.00 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MRI BREAST, BI W/CONT | $1,596.00 | $8,400.00 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk both sides Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC MRI BREAST, BI W/CONT | $1,596.00 | $8,400.00 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides Brooklyn, NY HC MRI BREAST, BI W/CONT | $1,596.00 | $8,400.00 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides Mineola, NY HC MRI BREAST, BI W/CONT | $1,596.00 | $8,400.00 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center both sides Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI | $1,682.00 | $1,682.00 | $105.70–$2,507.20 | — | — source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk both sides Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC MRI BREAST, BI W/O FOL W/CONT | $2,023.88 | $10,652.00 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides Mineola, NY HC MRI BREAST, BI W/O FOL W/CONT | $2,171.20 | $11,427.39 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center both sides East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Mri Breast C-+ W/Cad Bi | $2,228.92 | $3,184.16 | $209.11–$3,184.16 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides Brooklyn, NY HC MRI BREAST, BI W/O FOL W/CONT | $2,253.67 | $11,861.40 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MRI BREAST, BI W/O FOL W/CONT | $2,253.67 | $11,861.40 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone both sides New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MRI BREAST, BI W/O FOL W/CONT | $2,253.67 | $11,861.40 | $250.40–$11,861.40 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center both sides Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI | $2,793.00 | $2,793.00 | $105.70–$2,456.00 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center both sides Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MRI BREAST,W&WO CONTRAST,BILAT | $3,229.00 | $3,229.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital both sides Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI | $5,944.00 | $5,944.00 | $119.44–$4,255.00 | — | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital both sides Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI | $6,543.30 | $7,698.00 | $101.52–$3,610.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital both sides Southampton, NY MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI | $10,713.87 | $10,713.87 | $119.44–$2,754.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,697.60, median $4,392.00, highest $10,012.96 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $294.12, median $680.65, highest $10,713.87 — a 36.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,229.00. 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 1 of 3 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.