Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,944.00 to $1,944.00, with a median of $1,944.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,944.00 at 13 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,944.00, is 8% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 5.5× 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 8 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 MRI BREAST W & W/O (BI) File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,944.00 | $3,240.00 | $871.56–$3,970.62 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington both sides Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 MRI BREAST BILATERAL W WO File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,686.51 | $2,409.30 | $320.80–$1,734.70 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital both sides Butler, PA MRI Breast Bilat w/wo Gad File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,038.40 | $2,912.00 | $544.54–$3,057.60 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital both sides Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC MRI BREAST BILAT W/OUT & W/CON+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,073.61 | $2,693.00 | $286.22–$730.26 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital both sides Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC MRI BREAST BILAT W/OUT & W/CON+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,100.54 | $2,693.00 | $286.22–$3,432.33 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital both sides Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC MRI BREAST BILAT W/CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,100.54 | $2,693.00 | $286.22–$730.26 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILAT W/OUT & W/CON+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,184.16 | $2,992.00 | $343.23–$730.26 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC MRI BREAST BILAT W/CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,273.92 | $2,992.00 | $286.22–$730.26 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center both sides Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC MRI BREAST BILAT W/OUT & W/CON+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,302.02 | $2,842.00 | $286.22–$730.26 | 19% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC MR BREAST W/WO CONT BILATERAL File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $5,999.40 | $9,999.00 | $169.13–$8,499.15 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC MR BREAST W/WO CONT BILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $6,741.00 | $11,235.00 | $169.13–$10,336.20 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,944.00, median $1,944.00, highest $1,944.00.
Both sides : lowest $1,686.51, median $2,142.35, highest $6,741.00 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,944.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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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