Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $2,714.00 to $6,880.00, with a median of $4,174.50. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional Medical Center, Inc. — $1,460.50 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $2,793.69 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional Medical Center, Inc. both sides lowest Milford, MA Mri Breast Bilateral W&W/O Con | $2,714.00 | $2,714.00 | $2,714.00 | — | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center both sides Worcester, MA HC MRI, Breast, With & WO Contrast Incl Cad; Bilateral | $3,855.00 | $3,855.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital both sides Leominster, MA HC MRI, Breast, With & WO Contrast Incl Cad; Bilateral | $4,494.00 | $4,494.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital, Inc. both sides Southbridge, MA HC MRI, Breast, With & WO Contrast Incl Cad; Bilateral | $6,880.00 | $6,880.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $2,714.00, median $4,174.50, highest $6,880.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,174.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.
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.