Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $490.88 to $528.64, with a median of $509.76. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $18.88 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $711.45 at 2 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 — 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport both sides lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL | $490.88 | $1,888.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center both sides Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC MRI, BREAST, CAD, W&W/O CONTRAST, BILATERAL | $528.64 | $1,888.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $490.88, median $509.76, highest $528.64 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $509.76 — 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.