Breast MRI, both breasts cost in Maine
In Maine, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,024.20 to $5,285.45, with a median of $2,528.50. The lowest price is at MaineHealth Stephens Hospital (Norway). The highest price is 5.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,528.50, is 20% above the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Maine ranks 20th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 10 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,024.20MaineHealth Stephens Hospital
Median$2,528.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,285.45in Maine
Lowest saves$1,504.30vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital lowest Norway · Norway, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $1,024.20 | $1,024.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME MRI BREAST WO&W CONT BIL | $1,153.62 | $4,437.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $1,600.40 | $1,600.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $1,674.40 | $1,674.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME MRI BIL BREAST WANDW/O CONTRAST | $2,375.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BIL 77049 | $2,682.00 | $4,470.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $3,403.25 | $3,403.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $3,649.05 | $3,649.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $5,203.65 | $5,203.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC MRI BREAST BIL W/O & W/ CONTRAST | $5,285.45 | $5,285.45 | Oct 30, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $1,153.62 | $3,042.62 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $5,285.45 | $5,285.45 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $1,674.40 | $1,674.40 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $1,600.40 | $1,600.40 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $2,375.00 | $2,375.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $1,024.20 | $1,024.20 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $3,649.05 | $3,649.05 |
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
- Iowa$1,664.20
- Kansas$1,379.41
- Kentucky$467.79
- Louisiana$711.45, 2 hospitals
- 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.