Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in St. Marys, PA — inpatient

In St. Marys, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $4,324.00 to $4,324.00, with a median of $4,324.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,333.10 at 63 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,324.00Penn Highlands Elk
Median$4,324.00half pay less
Highest$4,324.00in 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 St. Marys, PA.

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Lowest $4,324.00Highest $4,324.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 MRI Prostate wo + w Contrast $4,324.00 $4,324.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 MRI Pelvis Rectal Staging wo+w Contrast $4,324.00 $4,324.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 MRI Pelvis w/ + w/o contrast $4,324.00 $4,324.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,324.00, median $4,324.00, highest $4,324.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,324.00 — 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.