Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,767.84 to $12,536.00, with a median of $2,860.00. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $1,092.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,066.37 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 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 Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$1,767.84St Mary Medical Center
Median$2,860.00half pay less
Highest$12,536.00in this market
Difference7.1×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $1,767.84Highest $12,536.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC MRI PELVIS WO & W CONTRAST $1,767.84 $3,683.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC MRI PELVIS W & WO CONTRAST $2,523.15 $5,607.00 $929.00–$4,205.25 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 MRI PELVIS W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $2,860.00 $5,500.00 $335.00–$995.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 MRI PELVIS W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $2,860.00 $5,500.00 $335.00–$995.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 MRI PELVIS W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL $2,860.00 $5,500.00 $335.00–$995.00 48% —
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MRI PELVIS W & WO CONTRAST $3,514.95 $7,811.00 $1,562.20–$6,639.35 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 MRI Pelvis w/ + w/o Contrast $4,326.75 $5,769.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MRI PELVIS W & WO CONTRAST $6,057.00 $13,460.00 $2,692.00–$12,114.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Pelvis W & WO Contrast $12,536.00 $12,536.00 $263.00–$12,536.00 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Pelvis W & WO Contrast $12,536.00 $12,536.00 $263.00–$12,536.00 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,767.84, median $2,860.00, highest $12,536.00 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,860.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 7 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.