Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,935.60 to $6,279.30, with a median of $1,935.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $3,166.00 at 37 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,935.60Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond + 3 more
Median$1,935.60half pay less
Highest$6,279.30in this market
Difference3.2×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $1,935.60Highest $6,279.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $1,935.60 $3,226.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $1,935.60 $3,226.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $1,935.60 $3,226.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $1,935.60 $3,226.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC MRI-Pelvis WO & W Contrast $6,279.30 $20,931.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,935.60, median $1,935.60, highest $6,279.30 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,834.60 — 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.