Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI cervical spine without and with contrast · CPT 72156

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with and without contrast)

This is an MRI of the seven neck vertebrae and the spinal cord running through them, imaged before and after a gadolinium injection. Ordinary neck pain and pinched nerves are usually imaged without any dye — the contrast version is chosen when infection, tumor, or previous neck surgery is part of the question.

$358.82

lowest cash price

$2,869.75

national median

$27,624.00

highest cash price

927

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $358.82–$27,624.00 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$27,624.00

HCA HOUSTON CONROE — CONROE, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,187.60) → Sep 1, 2026 ($8,058.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $2,406.18 $5,549.70 $5,938.92
Arizona 22 $419.34 $629.01 $3,908.12
Arkansas 7 $905.25 $1,730.52 $6,297.00
California 90 $741.72 $3,575.16 $9,611.46
Colorado 17 $457.89 $6,922.87 $24,408.45
Florida 80 $606.15 $8,293.32 $27,342.37
Georgia 25 $2,122.00 $2,382.51 $6,844.57
Hawaii 2 $1,135.36 $1,135.36 $2,182.50
Illinois 51 $1,350.00 $4,074.48 $6,441.12
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,346.50 $4,561.68
Iowa 29 $1,643.20 $3,416.40 $8,073.00
Kansas 11 $1,688.40 $5,497.01 $17,932.14
Kentucky 24 $1,260.46 $4,561.68 $19,414.34
Louisiana 1 $1,108.90 $1,108.90 $1,108.90
Maine 7 $1,836.95 $2,187.60 $3,956.45
Maryland 2 $436.20 $436.20 $436.20
Michigan 27 $360.49 $3,423.00 $6,234.00
Minnesota 19 $912.00 $3,840.00 $4,720.80
Mississippi 11 $358.82 $1,719.00 $3,254.16
Missouri 20 $1,561.95 $2,550.90 $18,482.53
Montana 2 $2,744.00 $2,744.00 $2,776.00
Nebraska 12 $1,716.04 $2,094.12 $4,469.30
Nevada 3 $1,697.56 $3,493.00 $3,867.86
New Hampshire 1 $8,730.55 $8,730.55 $8,730.55
New Jersey 22 $390.30 $804.58 $2,103.00
New Mexico 2 $2,623.74 $2,623.74 $2,623.74
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $10,547.00
North Carolina 15 $1,861.50 $2,529.55 $7,021.00
North Dakota 4 $3,570.40 $3,798.40 $3,971.20
Ohio 54 $1,351.20 $2,256.80 $7,141.80
Oklahoma 16 $1,276.04 $2,889.25 $5,166.00
Oregon 13 $405.00 $1,924.80 $5,091.50
Pennsylvania 32 $701.50 $2,854.80 $9,808.20
South Carolina 11 $920.00 $2,868.60 $10,943.00
South Dakota 7 $4,052.00 $4,230.40 $5,033.60
Tennessee 38 $656.19 $953.70 $19,117.39
Texas 110 $1,460.03 $3,264.90 $27,624.00
Virginia 43 $656.19 $3,272.50 $17,753.00
Washington 32 $899.60 $2,425.20 $4,644.14
West Virginia 17 $1,314.50 $2,005.00 $4,926.60
Wisconsin 33 $1,070.46 $3,141.13 $6,716.03
Wyoming 4 $1,197.84 $1,736.87 $1,841.03

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $629.01 $72.99 – $2,711.25
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $633.26 $326.00 – $3,591.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $652.40 $321.29 – $715.75
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $656.19 $480.63 – $786.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $656.19 $267.02 – $786.00
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $656.19 $480.63 – $786.00
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $656.19 $480.63 – $786.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $668.55 $192.25 – $709.70
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $668.55 $316.76 – $690.54
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $668.55 $325.55 – $709.70
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $668.55 $320.42 – $794.30
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $668.55 $320.42 – $794.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $668.55 $267.02 – $690.02
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $668.55 $316.52 – $690.02
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $668.55 $316.52 – $759.66
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $668.55 $267.02 – $816.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $682.25 $358.91 – $2,525.88
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $686.85 $266.89 – $2,711.25
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $687.00 not published
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $701.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $701.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $701.50 $352.78 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $701.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $701.50 $90.50 – $3,141.41
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $701.50 $343.57 – $2,814.97
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $701.50 $336.25 – $2,106.92
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $741.72 $447.92 – $13,774.80
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $788.85 $266.89 – $3,525.60
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $804.58 $327.00 – $3,493.00
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $809.20 $198.87 – $2,601.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $810.00 $18.62 – $764.79
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $829.62 $180.81 – $2,917.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $838.10 $198.87 – $2,601.00
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $865.99 $351.31 – $824.45
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $867.00 $198.87 – $2,601.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $867.00 $198.87 – $2,601.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $869.68 $238.97 – $1,302.22
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $879.88 $369.11 – $823.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $899.60 $397.30 – $1,603.77
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $905.25 $310.67 – $654.04
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $907.92 $447.92 – $13,114.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $912.00 $325.21 – $1,474.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $912.00 $325.21 – $1,474.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $912.00 $325.21 – $1,474.00
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $920.00 $324.48 – $735.71
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $921.41 $170.77 – $1,452.87
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $924.80 $238.64 – $2,601.00

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