Breast MRI, both breasts cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $4,213.80 to $4,213.80, with a median of $4,213.80. Across California, the median is $3,328.15 at 27 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,213.80, is 100% above the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 11.8× 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 11 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarinHealth Medical Center lowest Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $4,213.80 | $7,023.00 | $121.45–$4,593.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center both sides Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $4,466.63 | $7,444.38 | $121.45–$4,593.00 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond both sides Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro both sides San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont both sides Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael both sides San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus both sides Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco both sides South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch both sides Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek both sides Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City both sides Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% |
Outpatient: lowest $4,213.80, median $4,213.80, highest $4,213.80.
Both sides : lowest $4,466.63, median $6,238.40, highest $6,238.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 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 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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