Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $300.00 to $3,239.16, with a median of $1,664.20. The lowest price is at MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center (Davenport) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,664.20, is 21% below the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 4.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Iowa ranks 9th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 77049. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$300.00MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center + 1 more
Median$1,664.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,239.16in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,364.20vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center lowest Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Screen Breast Dense Bil w/wo C | $300.00 | $500.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center lowest Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MR Screen Breast Dense Bil w/wo C | $300.00 | $500.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA MMRI Exam | $1,039.50 | $3,465.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $1,216.50 | $1,622.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $1,352.00 | $2,600.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA MR BREAST BIL W WO CONTRAST | $1,643.00 | $1,643.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA MR Breast Bil w/wo Contrast | $1,685.40 | $2,809.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $1,854.00 | $3,090.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $2,810.50 | $4,015.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $3,151.80 | $5,253.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $3,151.80 | $5,253.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA MRI scan of both breasts | $3,239.16 | $4,048.95 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $2,810.50 | $2,810.50 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $3,239.16 | $3,239.16 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $3,151.80 | $3,151.80 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $1,216.50 | $1,216.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $3,151.80 | $3,151.80 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $1,685.40 | $1,685.40 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $1,854.00 | $1,854.00 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $1,643.00 | $1,643.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $1,039.50 | $1,039.50 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $1,352.00 | $1,352.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What breast MRI, both breasts is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast MRI, both breasts explained.
MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$2,331.89
- Alaska$4,843.35
- Arizona$1,893.85, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$1,513.20, 4 hospitals
- California$3,328.15
- Colorado$2,177.00, 4 hospitals
- Connecticut$2,148.71, 1 hospital
- Delaware$5,418.75, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,629.99, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,730.35
- Georgia$3,798.00
- Hawaii$2,289.70, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$2,780.00
- Illinois$300.00
- Indiana$411.58
- Kansas$1,379.41
- Kentucky$467.79
- Louisiana$711.45, 2 hospitals
- Maine$2,528.50
- Maryland$1,005.24
- Massachusetts$2,448.60
- Michigan$2,735.00
- Minnesota$1,439.03
- Mississippi$2,331.89
- Missouri$1,785.00
- Montana$1,884.60
- Nebraska$3,264.42
- Nevada$2,067.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$59,459.00, 2 hospitals
- New Mexico$706.52, 1 hospital
- New York$3,229.00
- North Carolina$4,774.56
- Ohio$3,889.60
- Oklahoma$1,812.17
- Oregon$2,274.00
- Pennsylvania$1,944.00
- Puerto Rico$3,150.00, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$771.52
- Texas$1,357.00
- Washington$2,400.00
- West Virginia$1,989.00
- Wisconsin$4,869.23
- Wyoming$416.20, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.