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
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $1,350.00 $373.86 – $605.65
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $1,351.20 $341.91 – $918.57
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $1,351.20 $345.89 – $929.26
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $1,351.20 $343.75 – $923.51
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $1,351.20 $341.91 – $918.57
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $1,351.20 $343.75 – $923.51
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $1,351.20 $345.89 – $929.26
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $1,351.20 $343.75 – $923.51
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $1,361.50 $757.16 – $864.55
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $1,382.07 $283.71 – $652.20
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $1,384.48 $18.62 – $3,071.74
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $1,388.00 $369.11 – $799.03
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $1,388.00 $369.11 – $799.03
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $1,393.00 $337.23 – $370.95
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $1,414.20 $59.88 – $4,040.68
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $1,419.36 $448.71 – $4,050.49
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $1,426.76 $346.78 – $836.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $1,426.76 $346.78 – $836.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $1,426.76 $346.78 – $836.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $1,428.61 $366.59 – $2,827.78
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $1,431.42 $366.59 – $1,652.28
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,437.18 $5.97 – $2,052.88
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $1,445.50 not published
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $1,457.40 $264.35 – $989.22
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $1,460.03 $461.69 – $7,508.70
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $1,460.03 $461.69 – $9,260.73
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $1,460.03 $461.69 – $7,508.70
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $1,460.03 $329.79 – $7,091.55
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $1,460.43 $334.46 – $2,107.81
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $1,479.00 $357.13 – $4,070.66
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $1,479.00 $357.13 – $4,070.66
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $1,479.00 $357.13 – $4,070.66
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $1,479.00 $357.13 – $4,070.66
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $1,479.00 $357.13 – $4,070.66
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $1,485.33 $245.64 – $2,903.60
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $1,501.92 $305.39 – $890.71
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $1,510.60 $173.34 – $309.25
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $1,512.16 $341.05 – $2,138.36
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $1,512.16 $403.99 – $2,378.93
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $1,524.00 not published
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $1,539.20 $383.93 – $824.45
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $1,551.28 $567.00 – $2,272.27
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $1,558.28 $889.95 – $3,869.32
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $1,561.95 $304.45 – $2,241.93
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $1,585.84 $99.03 – $227.95
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $1,588.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $1,589.82 $909.92 – $3,001.18
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $1,601.60 $0.87 – $2,217.60
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $1,601.60 $356.43 – $2,217.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $1,601.60 $0.87 – $2,217.60

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