Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $1,196.00 to $5,506.20, with a median of $1,904.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley and 2 other hospitals — $708.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley both sides lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana both sides lowest Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside both sides lowest Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $1,196.00 | $2,300.00 | $335.00–$995.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta both sides Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC MRI BRST BI W WO CNTRST W CAD | $1,904.40 | $4,232.00 | $765.99–$3,174.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital both sides Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MRI BRST BI W WO CNTRST W CAD | $3,195.45 | $7,101.00 | $1,420.20–$6,035.85 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI, Breast, W/WO Contrast, Including Cad and Pharmacokinetic Analysis, When Performed Bilateral | $3,524.30 | $3,524.30 | $246.62–$3,524.30 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI, Breast, W/WO Contrast, Including Cad and Pharmacokinetic Analysis, When Performed Bilateral | $3,524.30 | $3,524.30 | $246.62–$3,524.30 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center both sides Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MRI BRST BI W WO CNTRST W CAD | $5,506.20 | $12,236.00 | $2,447.20–$11,012.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Brst Bi W WO Cntrst W Cad | $9,447.90 | $9,447.90 | $246.62–$9,447.90 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Brst Bi W WO Cntrst W Cad | $9,447.90 | $9,447.90 | $246.62–$9,447.90 | — | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $1,196.00, median $1,904.40, highest $5,506.20 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,461.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 7 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.