Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,916.00 to $3,371.55, with a median of $3,371.55. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $1,455.55 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $3,105.80 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 72197, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,916.00MUSC Medical Center
Median$3,371.55half pay less
Highest$3,371.55in this market
Difference1.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $1,916.00Highest $3,371.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB MRI PELVIS W/O CONT F-BY CONTRAST $1,916.00 $3,832.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $3,371.55 $5,187.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $3,371.55 $5,187.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $3,371.55 $5,187.00 — 35% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $3,371.55 $5,187.00 — 35% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,916.00, median $3,371.55, highest $3,371.55 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,371.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A pelvic MRI without and with contrast images the uterus, ovaries, prostate, bladder and rectum. It is used for tumors, fibroids and prostate cancer staging.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.