Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Blue Ridge, GA — inpatient

In Blue Ridge, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,748.54 to $1,748.54, with a median of $1,748.54. Across Georgia, the median is $2,549.50 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72197, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 2026.

Lowest$1,748.54Blue Ridge Medical Center
Median$1,748.54half pay less
Highest$1,748.54in 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 Blue Ridge, GA.

median
Lowest $1,748.54Highest $3,603.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Blue Ridge Medical Center lowest Blue Ridge, GA · (706) 632-3711 MRI PELVIS W/O & W/DYE $1,748.54 $2,914.24 $530.60–$8,920.64 40% Apr 17, 2026
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Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge, GA · (706) 632-3711 MR-PELVIS WWO $3,603.84 $6,006.40 $530.60–$8,920.64 40% Apr 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,748.54, median $1,748.54, highest $1,748.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,748.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.