Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 20 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides): from $642.98 to $1,997.00, with a median of $1,089.13. The lowest listed price is at Banner Boswell Medical Center — $446.15 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 11 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 Mar 2, 2026 and May 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Boswell Medical Center both sides lowest Sun City, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $642.98 | $4,374.00 | $867.04–$3,499.20 | 85% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center both sides Sun City West, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $647.35 | $4,374.00 | $441.77–$3,499.20 | 85% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center both sides Gilbert, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $739.21 | $4,374.00 | $874.80–$3,280.50 | 83% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center both sides Mesa, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $774.20 | $4,374.00 | $874.80–$3,280.50 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center both sides San Tan Valley, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $809.19 | $4,374.00 | $874.80–$3,280.50 | 82% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center both sides Phoenix, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $826.69 | $4,374.00 | $874.80–$3,280.50 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix both sides Phoenix, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $839.81 | $4,374.00 | $441.77–$3,280.50 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center both sides Glendale, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $901.04 | $4,374.00 | $72.99–$3,280.50 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center both sides Chandler, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $953.53 | $4,374.00 | $874.80–$3,280.50 | 78% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center both sides Mesa, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $1,058.51 | $4,374.00 | $874.80–$3,280.50 | 76% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital both sides Mesa, AZ MRI BREAST W&WO CNT BI | $1,119.74 | $4,374.00 | $778.57–$3,280.50 | 74% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center both sides Mesa, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center both sides Phoenix, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center both sides Phoenix, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center both sides Scottsdale, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center both sides Scottsdale, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center both sides Scottsdale, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center both sides Tempe, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center both sides Phoenix, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center both sides Florence, AZ Hc Mri, Breast, W/O & W/Contrast Material(S), Incl Cad If Perf; Bilateral | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $642.98, median $1,089.13, highest $1,997.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $1,089.13. 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 11 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 5 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.
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.