Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Santa Rosa, CA — inpatient
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $5,562.57 to $5,562.57, with a median of $5,562.57. Across California, the median is $2,437.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Santa Rosa, CA HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $5,562.57 | $10,907.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC both sides Santa Rosa, CA HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $5,562.57 | $10,907.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa both sides Santa Rosa, CA MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL | $6,238.40 | $11,140.00 | $511.00–$1,600.00 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5,562.57, median $5,562.57, highest $5,562.57.
Both sides : lowest $5,562.57, median $5,900.49, highest $6,238.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,691.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.