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

MRI cervical spine without contrast · CPT 72141

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (without contrast)

This scan images the seven vertebrae of the neck and, more importantly, what runs through them — the spinal cord itself and the nerve roots branching off toward the arms. It is the test used when neck trouble is producing symptoms in the hands or arms. No dye is injected and no radiation is involved.

$247.20

lowest cash price

$2,042.95

national median

$19,842.82

highest cash price

935

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $247.20–$19,842.82 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$247.20

UPMC Western Maryland — Cumberland, MD

Most expensive published cash price

$19,842.82

HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL — HOUSTON, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,293.45) → Sep 1, 2026 ($6,223.25)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $556.92 $3,502.20 $3,750.24
Arizona 22 $279.56 $419.34 $3,600.19
Arkansas 8 $561.60 $1,044.78 $3,726.00
California 90 $607.50 $2,444.00 $6,849.12
Colorado 17 $305.16 $5,728.06 $19,454.05
Florida 81 $558.05 $5,962.04 $18,069.25
Georgia 25 $1,500.00 $1,760.46 $11,676.27
Hawaii 2 $754.24 $754.24 $1,635.00
Illinois 51 $950.00 $3,187.20 $4,532.40
Indiana 26 $582.60 $762.50 $3,233.54
Iowa 30 $1,033.50 $2,547.35 $5,492.00
Kansas 11 $1,402.00 $3,665.94 $13,016.93
Kentucky 26 $887.71 $3,052.20 $16,814.81
Louisiana 1 $798.72 $798.72 $798.72
Maine 7 $1,293.45 $1,442.30 $2,554.55
Maryland 2 $247.20 $247.20 $247.20
Michigan 27 $328.08 $1,902.00 $4,428.00
Minnesota 19 $547.30 $2,757.60 $3,444.00
Mississippi 11 $263.12 $1,024.18 $1,342.74
Missouri 20 $1,337.70 $1,569.70 $12,686.18
Montana 2 $1,342.40 $1,342.40 $1,691.20
Nebraska 12 $1,144.02 $1,424.64 $4,026.45
Nevada 3 $1,131.53 $2,054.72 $2,275.23
New Hampshire 1 $3,932.90 $3,932.90 $3,932.90
New Jersey 22 $264.17 $451.70 $1,200.50
New Mexico 2 $2,192.82 $2,192.82 $2,192.82
New York 22 $286.04 $286.04 $7,597.00
North Carolina 15 $1,410.50 $1,947.58 $5,094.00
North Dakota 4 $2,066.40 $2,066.40 $3,425.60
Ohio 54 $1,033.20 $1,507.35 $5,000.40
Oklahoma 16 $963.02 $1,775.40 $3,259.00
Oregon 13 $262.44 $1,278.75 $2,086.50
Pennsylvania 32 $454.00 $1,741.80 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $644.00 $1,696.20 $5,898.00
South Dakota 7 $2,884.80 $3,250.40 $3,659.20
Tennessee 38 $593.63 $775.50 $12,709.43
Texas 113 $869.05 $2,394.15 $19,842.82
Virginia 43 $593.63 $2,000.00 $11,241.00
Washington 32 $600.08 $1,703.20 $3,101.70
West Virginia 17 $868.50 $1,455.50 $3,060.60
Wisconsin 33 $866.97 $2,110.00 $5,058.83
Wyoming 4 $798.42 $1,157.91 $1,227.35

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $2,809.60 $253.81 – $3,160.80
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $2,811.25 $105.48 – $912.30
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $2,851.80 $165.69 – $760.00
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $2,854.50 $231.40 – $416.51
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $2,871.00 $146.57 – $475.58
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $2,876.30 $255.69 – $255.69
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $2,884.80 $1,233.25 – $3,245.40
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $2,887.55 $913.06 – $5,888.31
Morgan County ARH Hospital Liberty, KY $2,907.00 $760.00 – $760.00
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $2,922.48 $149.70 – $4,059.00
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $2,931.18 $249.17 – $553.15
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $2,932.00 $344.32 – $1,141.28
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $2,950.15 $196.48 – $8,429.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $2,950.15 $196.48 – $8,429.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $2,950.15 $196.48 – $8,429.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $2,950.15 $196.48 – $8,429.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $2,950.15 $196.48 – $8,429.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $2,950.40 $253.81 – $3,319.20
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $2,958.20 $265.88 – $839.23
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $2,959.20 $253.81 – $3,329.10
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $2,959.20 $176.78 – $3,329.10
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $2,974.00 $221.92 – $244.11
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $2,987.20 $1,064.19 – $3,360.60
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $3,045.10 $591.19 – $3,835.72
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $3,048.65 $231.76 – $394.52
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital Martin, KY $3,052.20 $760.00 – $760.00
Barbourville ARH Hospital Barbourville, KY $3,052.20 $760.00 – $760.00
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hayden, KY $3,052.20 $760.00 – $760.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $3,056.25 $266.30 – $7,500.00
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $3,060.60 $52.50 – $1,042.03
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $3,060.60 $66.31 – $760.00
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $3,078.40 $1,316.02 – $3,463.20
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $3,084.35 $64.86 – $1,553.74
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $3,084.90 $306.88 – $1,914.74
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $3,101.70 $265.88 – $911.19
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $3,125.20 $224.79 – $4,808.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $3,125.20 $224.79 – $4,808.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $3,133.44 $102.28 – $4,352.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $3,138.85 $219.72 – $4,829.00
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $3,143.52 $102.28 – $2,862.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $3,174.63 $307.13 – $5,653.44
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $3,187.20 $255.69 – $260.80
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $3,187.44 $243.37 – $4,427.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $3,189.00 $145.40 – $894.92
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $3,224.80 not published
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $3,225.60 $1,156.10 – $3,628.80
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $3,233.54 $117.33 – $6,467.07
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $3,233.54 $752.00 – $8,622.76
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $3,233.54 $561.00 – $8,622.76
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $3,233.54 $543.00 – $8,622.76

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