Breast MRI, both breasts cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of both breasts, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,227.75 to $15,601.61, with a median of $4,774.56. The lowest price is at Betsy Johnson Hospital (Dunn) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 12.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,774.56, is 126% above the US median of $2,110.75.
- That is 13.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- North Carolina ranks 29th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 14 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,227.75Betsy Johnson Hospital + 3 more
Median$4,774.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,601.61in North Carolina
Lowest saves$3,546.81vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Johnson Hospital lowest Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $1,227.75 | $2,046.25 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital lowest Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $1,227.75 | $2,046.25 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital lowest Raeford · Fayetteville, NC MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $1,227.75 | $2,046.25 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center lowest Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC MRI SCAN OF BOTH BREASTS | $1,227.75 | $2,046.25 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC MRI Limited Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $1,580.88 | $2,823.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC MRI Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $2,184.56 | $3,901.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC MRI Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $3,438.96 | $6,141.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC MRI Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $6,110.16 | $10,911.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC MRI Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $7,106.40 | $12,690.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG CAD+MRI BREAST W/WO CONT BIL | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC MRI Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $15,601.61 | $29,437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC MRI Breast W/O and W/ Contrast Incl Cad-Bil | $15,601.61 | $29,437.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $7,708.00 | $7,708.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $1,227.75 | $1,227.75 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $6,110.16 | $6,110.16 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $1,227.75 | $1,227.75 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $2,184.56 | $2,184.56 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $1,227.75 | $1,227.75 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $15,601.61 | $15,601.61 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $1,580.88 | $1,580.88 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $7,106.40 | $7,106.40 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $3,438.96 | $3,438.96 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $15,601.61 | $15,601.61 |
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
- New York$3,229.00
- 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.