Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Natchitoches, LA — inpatient

In Natchitoches, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $400.00 to $400.00, with a median of $400.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,028.96 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72197, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 18, 2026 and Mar 18, 2026.

Lowest$400.00Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Median$400.00half pay less
Highest$400.00in 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 Natchitoches, LA.

median
Lowest $400.00Highest $1,864.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center lowest Natchitoches, LA · (318) 214-4200 MRI PROSTATE $400.00 $1,000.00 $201.58–$1,407.17 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA · (318) 214-4200 PELVIS W/WO CONTRAST $1,864.80 $4,662.00 $201.58–$3,729.60 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA · (318) 214-4200 PROSTATE MRI W/O & W/DYE $1,864.80 $4,662.00 $201.58–$3,729.60 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA · (318) 214-4200 SACRUM/COCCYX WO/W CONTRAST $1,864.80 $4,662.00 $201.58–$3,729.60 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $400.00, median $400.00, highest $400.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $400.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.