MRI Scan of Pelvis without Contrast Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 62 Iowa hospitals. CPT 72195. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 62 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Humana | Aetna | BCBS | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$164 | $59.00 | $64.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$187 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$188 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $63.91 | $65.19 | — | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | — | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | — | $136 | — | $63.91 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $63.91 | — | $136 | — | $63.91 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$188 | $67.11 | $67.11 | $63.91 | $65.19 | $65.19 | $136 | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$267 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$436 | $85.30 | — | — | $141 | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$535 | — | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$1,246 | $77.00 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $1,558 | $96.00 | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$1,292 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$1,403 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$1,423 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$1,435 | $236 | $236 | — | $236 | $234 | — | $2,426 | $230 |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$1,492 | $237 | — | — | $798 | — | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$1,564 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$1,753 | $1,570 | $1,570 | — | $1,570 | $1,633 | — | $3,579 | $1,602 |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$1,758 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$1,777 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$1,789 | $1,278 | $1,278 | — | $3,296 | $1,633 | — | $3,579 | $1,304 |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$1,799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$1,799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$1,902 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$1,910 | $96.00 | $77.84 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$1,913 | $1,052 | $976 | $1,605 | $1,286 | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$1,922 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$1,974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$1,980 | $1,210 | $1,210 | $1,210 | — | $1,540 | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$2,043 | $1,213 | — | — | $1,213 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$2,064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$2,064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$2,064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$2,064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$2,116 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$2,118 | $206 | — | $206 | — | — | $165 | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$2,129 | $48.00 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$2,209 | $96.00 | $95.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$2,211 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $63.80 | $2,630 | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$2,566 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$2,630 | $52.00 | $52.52 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$2,689 | $76.20 | — | — | $155 | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$2,780 | $85.30 | — | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$2,786 | $37.70 | — | $34.34 | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$2,865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$2,884 | $548 | $75.00 | $1,096 | $1,096 | $1,009 | — | $2,019 | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$2,894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$2,973 | $1,148 | — | $1,148 | $1,148 | — | — | $3,344 | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$3,056 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$3,097 | $2,694 | $2,323 | $241 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$3,175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$3,278 | $2,320 | $2,273 | $2,273 | — | $2,572 | — | — | — |
That is the median of what the 62 Iowa hospitals above publish for Mri scan of pelvis without 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 72195 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $211 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $164 to $4,233 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.5x 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 without contrast cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for mri scan of pelvis without contrast (CPT 72195) in Iowa range from $164 to $4,233, with a median of $1,799. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of pelvis without contrast in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $164. 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.