Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Kingsport, TN — inpatient

In Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $668.55 to $668.55, with a median of $668.55. The lowest listed price is at Indian Path Community Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $882.76 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 72197, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$668.55Indian Path Community Hospital + 4 more
Median$668.55half pay less
Highest$668.55in this market
Difference1.0×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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.

median
Lowest $668.55Highest $668.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Indian Path Community Hospital lowest Kingsport, TN · (423) 857-7000 HC MR PELVIS WOW CON $668.55 $4,457.00 $316.52–$4,457.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Johnston Memorial Hospital lowest Abingdon, VA · (276) 258-1000 HC MR PELVIS WOW CON $668.55 $4,457.00 $340.39–$4,457.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Bristol Regional Medical Center lowest Bristol, TN · (423) 844-1121 HC MR PELVIS WOW CON $668.55 $4,457.00 $320.42–$4,457.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Holston Valley Medical Center lowest Kingsport, TN · (423) 224-4000 HC MR PELVIS WOW CON $668.55 $4,457.00 $320.42–$4,457.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Hawkins County Memorial Hospital lowest Rogersville, TN · (423) 921-7000 HC MR PELVIS WOW CON $668.55 $4,457.00 $267.02–$4,457.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $668.55, median $668.55, highest $668.55.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $668.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.