Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient
In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,510.60 to $1,652.32, with a median of $1,648.98. The lowest listed price is at Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic — $138.38 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,465.43 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC MRI PELVIS WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,510.60 | $2,324.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC MRI PELVIS WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,648.98 | $2,536.89 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC MRI PELVIS WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,648.98 | $2,536.89 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC MRI PELVIS WO _ W CONTRAST | $1,652.32 | $2,065.40 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,510.60, median $1,648.98, highest $1,652.32 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,208.80 — 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.