Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Outpatient

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Williamsport, PA

In Williamsport, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast: from $4,010.40 to $4,010.40, with a median of $4,010.40. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,333.10 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72197, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4,010.40UPMC Williamsport
Median$4,010.40half pay less
Highest$4,010.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 MR PELVIS W WO $4,010.40 $6,684.00 $343.82–$5,347.20 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $4,010.40, median $4,010.40, highest $4,010.40.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,010.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.