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MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 219 California hospitals. CPT 72197. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $3,926
📉 Low $75.00
📈 High $21,561
🏥 219 hospitals
🏛️ 165 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $382
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 219 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | UHC | Kaiser | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$75.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$201 | $389 | $366 | $321 | $341 | — | $321 | $321 | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER FRESNO |
$261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$446 | $446 | $571 | $446 | $854 | — | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$446 | $263 | — | $281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$446 | $263 | $571 | $263 | — | — | — | $571 | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$446 | $263 | $571 | $263 | — | — | — | $520 | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$446 | $446 | $263 | $281 | $263 | — | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$446 | $446 | $571 | $281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$446 | $263 | $571 | $281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$446 | $263 | $571 | $281 | $446 | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$446 | $263 | $571 | $263 | — | — | — | $588 | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$446 | $276 | $670 | $263 | $446 | $263 | — | $571 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$446 | $446 | — | $281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$446 | $263 | $446 | $281 | $446 | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$446 | $446 | $571 | $281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$446 | $263 | $571 | $281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH WHITTIER HOSPITAL WASHINGTON BLVD WHITTIER |
$582 | $1,357 | $926 | — | $1,806 | — | — | — | — |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$600 | $5,792 | $2,814 | — | — | — | $1,901 | — | — |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$609 | — | $475 | — | — | — | — | — | $492 |
| ST. BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER SAN BERNARDINO |
$629 | $454 | $1,141 | $454 | $454 | $390 | $1,004 | $1,510 | $454 |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$766 | $3,341 | $1,149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL BROOKSHIRE AVE DOWNEY |
$845 | $627 | — | $627 | $4,962 | $434 | — | — | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$851 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$1,029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER ESPLANADE CHICO |
$1,229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$1,306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$1,336 | $15.30 | $53.40 | $447 | $75.00 | $447 | $38.90 | — | — |
| GLENDORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LONG BEACH |
$1,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$1,510 | $3,259 | — | $509 | $483 | — | — | $6,359 | — |
| BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BAKERSFIELD |
$1,650 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $333 | $1,356 | $3,552 | $454 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD |
$1,668 | $454 | $454 | $802 | $454 | $333 | $1,356 | $3,597 | $454 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. MARY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER APPLE VALLEY |
$1,768 | $8,480 | $449 | — | $611 | $1,138 | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL LANCASTER |
$1,890 | $24.90 | $12.40 | $447 | $42.30 | $480 | $64.31 | $81.00 | $455 |
| LA DOWNTOWN MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES |
$1,984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER WEST COVINA |
$1,984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL STANFORD PALO ALTO |
$2,004 | $1,948 | $1,888 | $8,000 | $28,538 | — | $1,692 | — | — |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$2,078 | $469 | $469 | $772 | $333 | $469 | $5,397 | $7,624 | $469 |
| RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL RIDGECREST |
$2,120 | — | $85.00 | — | $82.50 | — | $72.00 | — | — |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$2,327 | $64.40 | $480 | $59.50 | $45.07 | $480 | $74.00 | $70.00 | — |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$2,373 | $454 | $454 | $409 | $454 | $454 | $2,111 | $1,661 | $454 |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE TORRANCE |
$2,446 | $470 | $449 | $830 | $611 | — | — | — | $458 |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO SAN PEDRO |
$2,446 | $470 | $449 | $830 | $611 | — | — | — | $458 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$2,471 | $471 | $449 | $458 | — | $516 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$2,471 | $471 | $449 | $458 | — | $516 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$2,471 | $471 | $449 | $458 | — | $516 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$2,471 | $471 | $449 | $458 | — | $516 | — | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$2,473 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $1,901 | $4,766 | $454 |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHRIDGE |
$2,524 | $454 | $454 | $446 | $454 | $333 | $1,965 | $7,238 | $454 |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER PLACERVILLE |
$2,565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72197, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $2,642 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $3,926 for this?
That is the median of what the 219 California hospitals above publish for Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72197 in California, Medicare reimburses about $382 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $75.00 to $21,561 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast cost in California?
- Cash prices for mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast (CPT 72197) in California range from $75.00 to $21,561, with a median of $3,926. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $75.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72197 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.