Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient
In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $2,005.74 to $2,005.74, with a median of $2,005.74. 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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 MR Exam | $2,005.74 | $3,085.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,005.74, median $2,005.74, highest $2,005.74.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,005.74 — 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 - Shelby Shelby, MTMR Abbreviated Breast - Report | $169.00 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTMR Breast Implant Bilateral w/wo Contrast - Report | $169.00 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTMR Breast Bilateral w/wo Contrast - Report | $169.00 | file |