Scans and imaging CPT 77049 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Chester, MT — inpatient

In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,455.19 to $1,455.19, with a median of $1,455.19. Across Montana, the median is $1,884.60 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 77049, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,455.19Logan Health - Chester
Median$1,455.19half pay less
Highest$1,455.19in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Exam $1,455.19 $2,238.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,455.19, median $1,455.19, highest $1,455.19.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,455.19 — 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.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 77049 ($1,876.12). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Breast Implant Bilateral w/wo Contrast - Report $169.00 file
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Abbreviated Breast - Report $169.00 file
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Breast Bilateral w/wo Contrast - Report $169.00 file