Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $441.31 to $8,906.00, with a median of $2,010.75. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $1,569.44 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $3,382.76 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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$441.31Covenant Medical Center + 1 more
Median$2,010.75half pay less
Highest$8,906.00in this market
Difference20.2×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 Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $441.31Highest $8,906.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI PELVIS WO & W CONTRAST $441.31 $11,629.00 — 96% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI PELVIS WO & W CONTRAST $441.31 $11,629.00 — 96% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC MRI PELVIS WO & W CONTRAST $1,954.68 $4,654.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC MRI PELVIS WO & W CONTRAST $2,066.82 $4,921.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC MRI PELVIS WO & W CONTRAST $4,884.18 $11,629.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Mri, Pelvis, Combo - Mri Pelvis W Wo Contrast $8,906.00 $8,906.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $441.31, median $2,010.75, highest $8,906.00 — a 20.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,010.75 — 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.