Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Urban Honolulu, HI
In Urban Honolulu, HI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,289.70 to $2,289.70, with a median of $2,289.70. The lowest listed price is at Queens Medical Center - West Oahu and 2 other hospitals. Across Hawaii, the median is $2,289.70 at 4 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,289.70, is 8% above the US median of $2,119.35.
- That is 6.4× 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 7 facilities across 4 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 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 Urban Honolulu, HI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu lowest Ewa Beach, HI · (808) 538-9011 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $2,289.70 | $3,271.00 | $107.71–$1,520.08 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center lowest Honolulu, HI · (808) 538-9011 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $2,289.70 | $3,271.00 | $107.71–$1,520.08 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa lowest Wahiawa, HI · (808) 538-9011 MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS File of Mar 9, 2026 · source file | $2,289.70 | $3,271.00 | $257.71–$1,520.08 | 30% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua both sides Honolulu, HI · (808) 432-0000 MRI BREAST WITHOUT&WITH CONTRAST W/CAD BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,822.50 | $2,430.00 | $347.00–$1,116.00 | 25% |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital both sides Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 MRI BREAST WO&W CONTRAST W/CAD BILAT-TECH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $2,461.20 | $4,102.00 | $233.96–$1,520.08 | 40% |
| Pali Momi Medical Center both sides Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 MRI BREAST WO&W CONTRAST W/CAD BILAT-TECH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $2,461.20 | $4,102.00 | $233.96–$1,520.08 | 40% |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children both sides Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 MRI BREAST WO&W CONTRAST W/CAD BILAT-TECH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $2,461.20 | $4,102.00 | $137.73–$1,520.08 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,289.70, median $2,289.70, highest $2,289.70.
Both sides : lowest $1,822.50, median $2,461.20, highest $2,461.20 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,461.20. 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 3 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.
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