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

887

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 23 $422.61 $736.20 $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 32 $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
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $11,543.41 $284.01 – $1,046.00
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $12,034.00 $431.28 – $828.27
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX $12,232.79 $279.75 – $1,046.00
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $12,479.09 $563.36 – $767.92
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS $12,992.44 $206.69 – $1,074.00
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX $13,106.54 $284.01 – $820.98
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL $13,135.00 $828.27 – $4,536.21
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $13,327.53 $828.27 – $4,536.21
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $13,455.82 $364.32 – $665.25
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL $13,597.35 $828.27 – $4,291.81
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL $13,918.00 $625.80 – $4,872.23
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX $13,937.39 $284.01 – $1,046.00
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL $14,260.00 $625.80 – $4,912.46
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX $14,350.23 $279.75 – $1,046.00
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL $14,450.00 $625.80 – $4,872.23
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL $14,466.14 $828.27 – $4,395.61
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL $14,467.00 $625.80 – $4,912.46
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL $14,562.70 $828.27 – $4,656.91
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX $14,792.79 $278.33 – $649.14
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS $16,294.17 $206.69 – $1,074.00
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL $16,617.00 $625.80 – $4,691.84
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $16,624.00 $828.27 – $4,614.06
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY $16,823.81 $183.64 – $828.27
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN $16,872.17 $544.33 – $767.92
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO $16,937.78 $200.09 – $828.27
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL $17,291.45 $828.27 – $4,536.21
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL $17,730.20 $828.27 – $4,475.64
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO $17,935.83 $206.69 – $1,074.00
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX $17,970.21 $284.01 – $828.61
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL $18,069.25 $625.80 – $4,912.46
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO $18,119.75 $200.09 – $828.27
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL $18,357.60 $1,922.00 – $4,536.21
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL $18,925.75 $828.27 – $4,614.06
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL $19,020.60 $828.27 – $4,536.21
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL $19,131.88 $828.27 – $4,536.21
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO $20,070.60 $206.81 – $828.27
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO $20,070.60 $206.81 – $4,656.03
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $284.01 – $1,046.00
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $210.82 – $790.99
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $206.69 – $1,074.00
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $206.69 – $1,074.00
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL not published $828.27 – $4,475.64
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL not published $828.27 – $4,335.11
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $828.27 – $4,468.57
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $828.27 – $4,220.97
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $591.76 – $828.27
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $205.97 – $828.27
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $192.52 – $828.27
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $278.33 – $763.70
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $278.33 – $828.61

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