Mammography is a low-dose X-ray of breast tissue used both for routine screening in women over 40 and for diagnostic evaluation of a lump or other breast symptom.
| Facility | Type | Estimated Cost (KES) |
|---|---|---|
| KUTRRH Comprehensive Breast Care Centre | Public | 2,000 |
| AAR Hospital (discounted screening periods) | Private | 2,500 (down from ~5,600) |
| Nairobi Hospital | Private | ~8,000 |
| General private hospitals/clinics | Private | 5,000 – 10,000 |
| Rural/regional referral doctors (e.g. Nyeri area) | Private | 5,000 – 6,000 |
Mammograms in Kenya have no standardized price and the cost primarily depends on where it is taken, with some hospitals like Nairobi Hospital charging around KSH 8,000. Public and semi-public facilities have pushed prices down considerably in recent years: KUTRRH's Comprehensive Breast Care Centre offers mammograms at KES 2,000, alongside ultrasound at KES 1,500 and breast MRI at KES 23,000, with NHIF covering most breast cancer screening costs. Private hospitals also run periodic awareness-month discounts — for example, AAR Hospital cut its mammography price by 55.3 percent to Sh2,500 and breast ultrasound to Sh4,300 (down from a normal Sh6,000) during a recent Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign.
Kenya's main dedicated breast care centres include the Aga Khan University Hospital Breast Clinic, MP Shah Hospital's One-Stop Breast Clinic, AAR Hospital, HCG CCK Cancer Centre, The Nairobi West Hospital, and Acacia Clinic, most of which combine mammography with breast ultrasound, image-guided biopsy, and surgical or oncology follow-up under one roof. Kenya's screening guidelines recommend an annual mammogram from age 40 to 55 and a biennial mammogram from 56 to 74.
