Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,241.01 to $1,252.73, with a median of $1,246.87. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $5.86 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,263.52 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72197, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,241.01St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$1,246.87half pay less
Highest$1,252.73in 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $1,241.01Highest $1,252.73

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 MRI PELVIS WO W $1,241.01 $4,882.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 MRI PELVIS WO W $1,252.73 $4,882.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,241.01, median $1,246.87, highest $1,252.73.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,241.01 — 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.