Breast MRI, both breasts cost in New York
In New York, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $243.76 to $10,012.96, with a median of $3,229.00. The lowest price is at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division (Bronx) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 41.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,229.00, is 53% above the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 9.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- New York ranks 23rd of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$243.76Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division + 1 more
Median$3,229.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,012.96in New York
Lowest saves$2,985.24vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BREAST W/W/O CNTRST;CAD;UN | $243.76 | $243.76 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BREAST W/W/O CNTRST;CAD;UN | $243.76 | $243.76 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI BREAST C-+ W/CAD BILYS | $325.12 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown · Oneonta, NY HC Uc MRI Breast W WO Con Cad Bil | $927.99 | $3,437.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $1,697.60 | $1,697.60 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC MRI Breast W/WO Contrast | $2,870.18 | $5,218.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI(CAD)BREAST,W/WO CONTR,BIL | $3,229.00 | $3,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI Breast W/WO Contrast | $3,326.13 | $6,047.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC MRI Breast W/WO Contrast | $3,326.13 | $6,047.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI Breast W/WO Contrast | $3,326.13 | $6,047.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI (CAD) BREAST W/ W/O CONT B | $3,423.09 | $3,423.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $5,555.00 | $5,555.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $10,012.96 | $10,012.96 | Jun 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 8 | $243.76 | $2,463.30 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $3,326.13 | $3,326.13 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $3,326.13 | $3,326.13 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $2,870.18 | $2,870.18 |
| Oneonta, NY | 1 | $927.99 | $927.99 |
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
- 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
- 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.