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Procedure price report · Magnetic resonance imaging

MRI of the pelvis with contrast

CPT 72196the billing code this page is about

Magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis performed after contrast dye is injected.

Hospitals typically charge $2,027 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 2,655 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,089. Most fall between $977 and $3,521 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
2,655
States
50
Filings dated
Dec 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 2,655 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$637$1,157$2,027$3,135$5,216

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($637 vs $5,216).

How the prices are spread

$474 – $620: 103 hospitals$474$620 – $812: 160 hospitals$812 – $1,064: 207 hospitals$812$1,064 – $1,393: 232 hospitals$1,393 – $1,824: 327 hospitals$1,393$1,824 – $2,389: 443 hospitals$2,389 – $3,128: 387 hospitals$2,389$3,128 – $4,096: 275 hospitals$4,096 – $5,364: 164 hospitals$4,096$5,364 – $7,025: 93 hospitals$5,364median $2,027price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (2,391 of 2,655 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$474$620103
$620$812160
$812$1,064207
$1,064$1,393232
$1,393$1,824327
$1,824$2,389443
$2,389$3,128387
$3,128$4,096275
$4,096$5,364164
$5,364$7,02593

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$356
Median cash price$2,027
Cash as a multiple of Medicare5.7×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,027.

Alaska: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: median $1,035 across 20 hospitalsME$1,035Vermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: median $2,182 across 11 hospitalsNH$2,182Washington: median $1,848 across 56 hospitalsWA$1,848Idaho: median $2,138 across 20 hospitalsID$2,138Montana: median $2,108 across 13 hospitalsMT$2,108North Dakota: median $2,470 across 22 hospitalsND$2,470Minnesota: median $1,870 across 73 hospitalsMN$1,870Illinois: median $3,135 across 118 hospitalsIL$3,135Wisconsin: median $2,210 across 86 hospitalsWI$2,210Michigan: median $1,830 across 59 hospitalsMI$1,830New York: median $1,599 across 89 hospitalsNY$1,599Massachusetts: median $1,839 across 36 hospitalsMA$1,839Oregon: median $2,138 across 37 hospitalsOR$2,138Nevada: median $1,913 across 17 hospitalsNV$1,913Wyoming: median $2,003 across 11 hospitalsWY$2,003South Dakota: median $3,904 across 13 hospitalsSD$3,904Iowa: median $2,023 across 55 hospitalsIA$2,023Indiana: median $970 across 81 hospitalsIN$970Ohio: median $1,713 across 118 hospitalsOH$1,713Pennsylvania: median $2,714 across 101 hospitalsPA$2,714New Jersey: median $1,034 across 56 hospitalsNJ$1,034Connecticut: median $1,385 across 13 hospitalsCT$1,385Rhode Island: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $3,062 across 198 hospitalsCA$3,062Utah: median $2,625 across 36 hospitalsUT$2,625Colorado: median $2,292 across 55 hospitalsCO$2,292Nebraska: median $2,934 across 66 hospitalsNE$2,934Missouri: median $2,057 across 61 hospitalsMO$2,057Kentucky: median $1,678 across 52 hospitalsKY$1,678West Virginia: median $2,305 across 23 hospitalsWV$2,305Virginia: median $1,923 across 57 hospitalsVA$1,923Maryland: median $1,021 across 36 hospitalsMD$1,021Delaware: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $1,517 across 45 hospitalsAZ$1,517New Mexico: median $2,085 across 20 hospitalsNM$2,085Kansas: median $1,350 across 64 hospitalsKS$1,350Arkansas: median $1,015 across 20 hospitalsAR$1,015Tennessee: median $910 across 63 hospitalsTN$910North Carolina: median $2,236 across 67 hospitalsNC$2,236South Carolina: median $3,007 across 32 hospitalsSC$3,007Oklahoma: median $1,007 across 47 hospitalsOK$1,007Louisiana: median $861 across 44 hospitalsLA$861Mississippi: median $1,051 across 43 hospitalsMS$1,051Alabama: median $1,551 across 28 hospitalsAL$1,551Georgia: median $1,712 across 89 hospitalsGA$1,712Hawaii: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,087 across 216 hospitalsTX$2,087Florida: median $3,400 across 148 hospitalsFL$3,400
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,027. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
South Dakota SD13$3,904+93%$3,473 – $4,011
Florida FL148$3,400+68%$1,452 – $8,491
Illinois IL118$3,135+55%$1,525 – $4,444
California CA198$3,062+51%$1,805 – $5,220
South Carolina SC32$3,007+48%$1,395 – $4,706
Nebraska NE66$2,934+45%$1,964 – $3,602
Pennsylvania PA101$2,714+34%$562 – $4,936
Utah UT36$2,625+30%$2,595 – $3,053
North Dakota ND22$2,470+22%$1,789 – $2,966
West Virginia WV23$2,305+14%$1,352 – $3,623
Colorado CO55$2,292+13%$1,039 – $2,869
North Carolina NC67$2,236+10%$1,421 – $2,934
Wisconsin WI86$2,210+9%$1,112 – $3,012
New Hampshire NH11$2,182+8%$1,406 – $4,655
Idaho ID20$2,138+5%$1,398 – $3,763
Oregon OR37$2,138+5%$1,565 – $2,621
Montana MT13$2,108+4%$1,369 – $2,726
Texas TX216$2,087+3%$1,314 – $3,949
New Mexico NM20$2,085+3%$1,217 – $3,168
Missouri MO61$2,057+1%$1,469 – $2,915
Iowa IA55$2,0230%$1,434 – $2,843
Wyoming WY11$2,003−1%$994 – $3,300
Virginia VA57$1,923−5%$1,304 – $3,569
Nevada NV17$1,913−6%$970 – $2,918
Minnesota MN73$1,870−8%$946 – $2,783
Washington WA56$1,848−9%$1,452 – $2,810
Massachusetts MA36$1,839−9%$1,300 – $3,218
Michigan MI59$1,830−10%$641 – $3,103
Ohio OH118$1,713−15%$1,301 – $2,645
Georgia GA89$1,712−16%$932 – $2,578
Kentucky KY52$1,678−17%$1,137 – $3,258
New York NY89$1,599−21%$435 – $3,731
Alabama AL28$1,551−23%$703 – $2,296
Arizona AZ45$1,517−25%$477 – $6,940
Connecticut CT13$1,385−32%$1,078 – $2,058
Kansas KS64$1,350−33%$779 – $2,489
Mississippi MS43$1,051−48%$705 – $1,675
Maine ME20$1,035−49%$674 – $2,482
New Jersey NJ56$1,034−49%$451 – $3,079
Maryland MD36$1,021−50%$693 – $1,558
Arkansas AR20$1,015−50%$727 – $2,200
Oklahoma OK47$1,007−50%$809 – $2,170
Indiana IN81$970−52%$671 – $2,312
Tennessee TN63$910−55%$569 – $1,501
Louisiana LA44$861−58%$581 – $2,037
Hawaii HI9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,027.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,967$1,958$932 – $3,666
Children’s60$2,955$2,226 – $4,776
Critical access620$2,142$1,084 – $3,190
Ownership
For-profit386$2,752$1,163 – $7,694
Government459$1,916$932 – $2,965
Non-profit1,802$2,003$977 – $3,344
System affiliation
Part of a system2,189$2,059$1,016 – $3,639
Independent466$1,871$886 – $3,135

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,479
Median cash price$2,027
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,852 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,086 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,151; most fall between $1,062 and $3,480.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,852 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$687$1,272$2,086$3,167$4,890

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.1× what the cheapest tenth charges ($687 vs $4,890).

Of the 2,045 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,852 gave a usable cash price; 104 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 89 a list price only.

How complete is this

2,655 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (67%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 2,942 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted2,655
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here186
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded101
Hospitals that filed this code2,942

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Magnetic resonance imaging family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR MRI, Pelvis W/Contrast.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “MRI of the pelvis with contrast (CPT 72196) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-72196-mri-of-the-pelvis-with-contrast