Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $7,708.00 to $7,708.00, with a median of $7,708.00. The lowest listed price is at CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia and 2 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $4,774.56 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 77049, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia lowest Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | $320.37–$7,322.60 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | $320.37–$7,322.60 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | $320.37–$7,322.60 | — |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital both sides Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 MRI Breast w/ + w/o Contrast Bilateral+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $675.81 | $2,503.00 | $573.44–$5,006.00 | 73% |
| Piedmont Medical Center both sides Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 MRI BRST WO&W CM+CAD BI File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $8,019.00 | $10,692.00 | $1.00–$8,125.92 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center both sides Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 MRI BRST WO&W CM+CAD BI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,019.00 | $10,692.00 | $1.00–$8,125.92 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $7,708.00, median $7,708.00, highest $7,708.00.
Both sides : lowest $675.81, median $8,019.00, highest $8,019.00 — a 11.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,708.00. 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.
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.