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Breast MRI, Both Sides

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 77059

This covers a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of both breasts, using a strong magnet and radio waves to create detailed images without X-rays. Contrast dye may be given through an IV to help highlight areas of concern. It is often used for high-risk cancer screening, to further evaluate an abnormal finding, or to check the extent of a known breast condition on both sides.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast MRI, Both Sides cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$955 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,549 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,951Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 144.5 times more in Kansas than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Wisconsin· 16th of 35

$1,072

KS $4,365SC $30.20

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.