Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI cervical spine with contrast · CPT 72142

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with contrast)

This is a cervical spine MRI with gadolinium injected into a vein. In the neck the spinal cord runs through the bones being imaged, and contrast is what separates an active process inside the cord — inflammation, infection, tumor — from something that is merely pressing on it from outside.

$287.17

lowest cash price

$2,301.53

national median

$20,070.60

highest cash price

884

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $287.17–$20,070.60 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$287.17

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$20,070.60

HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE — PARKER, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,878.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($7,279.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $1,969.80 $1,969.80 $4,526.34
Arizona 22 $349.51 $524.26 $4,032.03
Arkansas 8 $612.75 $1,527.60 $5,440.00
California 89 $299.88 $2,917.20 $9,406.99
Colorado 17 $381.52 $6,266.04 $20,070.60
Florida 80 $508.95 $6,554.38 $19,131.88
Georgia 25 $1,724.20 $1,833.39 $6,115.70
Hawaii 2 $814.08 $814.08 $2,040.00
Illinois 51 $1,050.00 $3,558.60 $5,682.96
Indiana 26 $582.60 $939.50 $4,277.30
Iowa 23 $1,167.60 $2,352.35 $4,520.28
Kansas 11 $1,549.60 $4,436.20 $16,294.17
Kentucky 18 $940.73 $3,242.40 $16,823.81
Louisiana 2 $939.38 $939.38 $939.38
Maine 7 $1,878.55 $2,391.70 $3,136.80
Maryland 1 $388.80 $388.80 $388.80
Michigan 27 $287.17 $2,949.00 $4,428.00
Minnesota 19 $729.74 $1,922.31 $3,990.40
Mississippi 11 $310.86 $1,206.12 $1,364.79
Missouri 20 $1,450.15 $2,200.00 $17,935.83
Montana 2 $1,759.20 $1,759.20 $2,200.80
Nebraska 12 $1,430.03 $1,880.76 $4,026.45
Nevada 3 $1,414.55 $2,712.15 $3,003.21
New Hampshire 1 $4,713.95 $4,713.95 $4,713.95
New Jersey 22 $390.30 $505.79 $1,646.50
New Mexico 2 $2,387.28 $2,387.28 $2,387.28
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $9,337.00
North Carolina 15 $1,798.50 $2,164.88 $5,560.00
North Dakota 4 $2,623.20 $3,160.80 $3,480.00
Ohio 53 $1,216.00 $2,110.55 $5,131.80
Oklahoma 16 $972.27 $2,141.70 $5,954.00
Oregon 12 $316.98 $1,598.25 $3,230.00
Pennsylvania 30 $633.50 $2,854.80 $8,004.00
South Carolina 10 $724.50 $2,434.00 $10,782.00
South Dakota 6 $3,216.80 $3,257.60 $3,585.60
Tennessee 38 $624.68 $775.50 $16,872.17
Texas 114 $985.14 $2,612.85 $17,970.21
Virginia 39 $624.68 $2,636.50 $12,034.00
Washington 32 $734.76 $2,113.30 $3,306.80
West Virginia 14 $910.00 $2,028.00 $3,242.40
Wisconsin 33 $923.97 $2,210.00 $6,000.86
Wyoming 4 $998.34 $1,447.39 $1,534.19

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $287.17 $188.95 – $664.83
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $299.88 $447.92 – $4,331.60
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $310.86 $323.39 – $734.99
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $316.98 $69.41 – $195.12
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $349.51 $266.89 – $2,410.40
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $352.52 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $376.62 $266.89 – $2,410.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $379.64 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $381.52 $342.84 – $1,267.30
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $385.66 $266.89 – $2,259.75
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $388.80 $648.00 – $648.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $390.30 $390.30 – $4,332.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $390.30 $357.13 – $4,332.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $395.29 $395.29 – $4,332.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $395.64 $395.64 – $4,332.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $395.64 $357.13 – $4,332.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $397.72 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $398.09 $326.00 – $3,591.00
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $420.21 $348.14 – $1,267.30
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $420.58 $336.46 – $4,332.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $420.58 $420.58 – $4,332.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $422.61 $1.00 – $1,787.00
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $430.86 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $433.87 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $479.72 $52.82 – $2,501.11
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $479.72 $52.82 – $2,501.11
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $479.72 $52.82 – $2,501.11
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $479.72 $52.82 – $2,639.23
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $488.11 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $503.20 $266.89 – $2,938.40
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $505.79 $327.00 – $3,493.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $508.95 $84.61 – $783.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $521.53 $155.92 – $2,917.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $524.26 $72.99 – $2,259.75
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $565.20 $321.29 – $715.75
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $568.54 $358.91 – $2,104.90
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $572.47 $266.89 – $2,259.75
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $574.06 $347.73 – $824.45

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