Breast MRI, both breasts cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides): from $6,238.40 to $6,238.40, with a median of $6,238.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco both sides lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond both sides lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek both sides lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont both sides lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City both sides lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael both sides lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch both sides lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro both sides lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco both sides lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $6,238.40, median $6,238.40, highest $6,238.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $6,238.40. 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 0 of 9 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.