Scans and imaging CPT 77049 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $1,691.40 to $1,691.40, with a median of $1,691.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $3,525.36 at 8 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,691.40Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$1,691.40half pay less
Highest$1,691.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital both sides Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC MRI Breast W Cont Bilateral $1,691.40 $2,819.00 — 40% —
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Both sides : lowest $1,691.40, median $1,691.40, highest $1,691.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,525.36 — 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.