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MRI Scan of Pelvis Before and After Contrast Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 77 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 72197. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,270
📉 Low $201
📈 High $20,173
🏥 77 hospitals
🏛️ 65 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $308
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 77 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | BCBS | Humana | Centene | Medicare | Devoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$201 | $349 | $247 | $468 | $339 | — | $508 | — | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$436 | — | — | — | $495 | — | — | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$476 | $104 | $96.59 | $104 | $93.64 | $100 | $106 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$476 | $104 | $96.59 | $104 | $93.64 | $100 | $106 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$534 | $31.10 | $102 | $52.20 | $100 | $100 | $215 | $100 | $103 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$656 | $577 | $267 | $786 | $572 | $2,058 | $2,026 | $2,026 | $2,127 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$656 | $577 | $267 | $786 | $572 | $2,058 | $2,026 | $2,026 | $2,127 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$656 | $577 | $481 | $786 | $572 | $841 | $827 | $827 | $869 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$669 | $317 | $317 | $333 | $317 | $317 | $336 | $317 | $333 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$669 | $317 | $267 | $332 | $326 | $317 | $336 | $317 | $332 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$669 | $326 | $326 | $342 | $335 | $326 | $345 | $326 | $342 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$669 | $331 | $320 | $348 | $341 | $331 | $351 | $331 | $348 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$669 | $331 | $320 | $348 | $338 | $331 | $351 | $331 | $348 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$669 | $317 | $317 | $332 | $326 | $317 | $336 | $317 | $332 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$669 | $326 | $192 | $342 | $329 | $326 | $345 | $326 | $342 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$669 | $317 | $317 | $332 | $326 | $317 | $336 | $317 | $332 |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$723 | $342 | $199 | $342 | $329 | $336 | $342 | — | $342 |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$747 | $342 | $199 | $342 | $329 | $336 | $342 | — | $342 |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$747 | $342 | $199 | $342 | $329 | $336 | $342 | — | $342 |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$747 | $342 | $199 | $342 | $329 | $336 | $342 | — | $342 |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$747 | $367 | $199 | $367 | $329 | $360 | $367 | — | $367 |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$747 | $342 | $199 | $342 | $329 | $336 | $342 | — | $342 |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$747 | $367 | $239 | $367 | $329 | $360 | $367 | — | $367 |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$767 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$772 | $342 | $199 | $342 | $329 | $336 | $342 | — | $342 |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$802 | $2,673 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$869 | $2,054 | $315 | $336 | $333 | $339 | $587 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$883 | $78.24 | $72.44 | $78.24 | $70.95 | $72.44 | $79.69 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$883 | $78.24 | $72.44 | $78.24 | $70.95 | $72.44 | $79.69 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$883 | $78.24 | $72.44 | $78.24 | — | $72.44 | $79.69 | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$1,033 | $339 | $105 | $326 | $336 | $326 | $342 | $346 | $339 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$1,071 | $1,518 | $247 | $518 | $518 | $518 | $518 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$1,091 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$1,091 | $349 | $342 | — | $356 | $342 | $445 | $322 | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$1,126 | $366 | $199 | $393 | $733 | $355 | $361 | $355 | $361 |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$1,135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$1,185 | $63.70 | $36.00 | $64.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$1,242 | $2,054 | $315 | $336 | $333 | $339 | $601 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$1,270 | $344 | $337 | $962 | $337 | $337 | $438 | $337 | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$1,328 | $69.60 | $246 | — | $979 | $467 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$1,334 | $344 | $337 | $794 | $337 | $337 | $438 | $337 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$1,334 | $344 | $337 | $962 | $337 | $337 | $438 | $337 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$1,334 | $349 | $342 | $794 | $342 | $342 | $445 | $342 | — |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$1,367 | $62.40 | $197 | $379 | $392 | $342 | $379 | $379 | — |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$1,367 | $46.10 | $197 | $342 | $354 | $342 | $352 | $342 | — |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$1,464 | — | — | $1,722 | $689 | $682 | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$1,566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$1,566 | $51.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | $300 | $100 | $103 |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$1,750 | $337 | $103 | $103 | $337 | $337 | $337 | — | $337 |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$1,827 | — | — | $329 | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$1,859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$2,134 | — | $600 | — | $623 | — | — | $302 | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $2,335 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$2,549 | $96.59 | $53.12 | $86.18 | $354 | $96.59 | $96.59 | $96.59 | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$2,571 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
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.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72197 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $308 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $201 to $20,173 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.1x 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 Tennessee?
- Cash prices for mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast (CPT 72197) in Tennessee range from $201 to $20,173, with a median of $1,270. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $201. 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 Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72197 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.