Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in DeKalb, MS — inpatient

In DeKalb, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,001.69 to $2,001.69, with a median of $2,001.69. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,755.81 at 48 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72197, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,001.69Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital

Median$2,001.69half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,001.69in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC MRI PELVIS W & W/O CONTRAST source file	$2,001.69	$2,901.00	—	31%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $2,001.69, median $2,001.69, highest $2,001.69.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,001.69 — 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.