Scans and imaging CPT 72197 Louisiana Outpatient

Pelvic MRI with contrast cost in Louisiana

In Louisiana, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast: from $400.00 to $3,240.80, with a median of $1,028.96. The lowest price is at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center (Natchitoches). The highest price is 8.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72197. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$400.00Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Median$1,028.96half pay less
Highest$3,240.80in Louisiana
Lowest saves$628.96vs the median

Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center lowest Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA MRI PROSTATE $400.00 $1,000.00 Mar 18, 2026
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Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA MRI SCAN OF PELVIS BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $712.75 $1,187.91 —
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New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $798.56 $4,991.00 Jun 24, 2026
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St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 72197 MRI PELVIS W/O & W CONTRAST $877.76 $3,376.00 Jan 13, 2026
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Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $926.66 $6,619.00 Jul 1, 2026
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University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $984.28 $4,474.00 Jul 1, 2026
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West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $1,028.96 $6,431.00 Jun 30, 2026
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Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $1,223.64 $4,532.00 Jun 24, 2026
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East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $1,671.60 $11,940.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $1,671.60 $11,940.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $1,671.60 $11,940.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast $1,671.60 $11,940.00 Jun 25, 2026
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Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA MRI Pelvis w/ + w/o Contrast $3,240.80 $4,051.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 8 $798.56 $1,126.30
Alexandria, LA 1 $877.76 $877.76
Hammond, LA 1 $712.75 $712.75
Natchitoches, LA 1 $400.00 $400.00
Olla, LA 1 $3,240.80 $3,240.80
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 1 $1,671.60 $1,671.60

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.

MRI of the pelvis without and with contrast in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.