Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,008.50 to $1,856.92, with a median of $1,063.68. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $55.18 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,064.91 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Mri Breast Bil Wo/W Con Incl Cad | $1,008.50 | $2,017.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,063.68 | $2,216.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,063.68 | $2,216.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,063.68 | $2,216.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $1,856.92 | $3,571.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,168.16 | $4,517.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,168.16 | $4,517.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/O & W/ CONTRAST W/ CAD BIL | $2,168.16 | $4,517.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BI - TECH | $1,046.01 | $2,051.00 | $1,230.60–$1,640.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $1,063.68 | $2,216.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $1,063.68 | $2,216.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah both sides Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $1,063.68 | $2,216.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $2,168.16 | $4,517.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $2,168.16 | $4,517.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah both sides Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC MRI BREAST W/CONTRAST BILATERAL | $2,168.16 | $4,517.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "MRI BREAST W/O & W/CONTRAST MAT INCL CAD, WHEN PERF; BILAT" | $3,840.00 | $4,800.00 | $318.00–$1,140.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,008.50, median $1,063.68, highest $1,856.92 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,046.01, median $1,063.68, highest $3,840.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,012.54. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.