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
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $658.00 $105.33 – $2,115.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $681.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $682.20 $209.54 – $1,023.30
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $687.96 $306.34 – $9,937.20
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $705.00 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $705.00 $105.33 – $2,115.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $707.20 $11.61 – $1,561.18
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $727.62 $252.44 – $504.89
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $739.67 $205.99 – $2,638.91
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $741.72 $306.34 – $13,774.80
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $748.50 $252.44 – $487.64
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $748.80 $210.27 – $1,204.00
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $749.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $752.00 $126.40 – $2,115.00
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $753.00 $462.09 – $527.63
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $754.24 $281.87 – $3,094.00
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $760.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $762.50 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $771.00 $462.09 – $527.63
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $775.50 $105.33 – $2,115.00
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $786.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $786.00 $252.44 – $487.64
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $786.24 $210.27 – $442.68
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $793.60 $306.88 – $2,058.62
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $797.17 $237.78 – $525.31
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $797.81 $205.99 – $2,638.91
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $798.42 $241.72 – $1,824.96
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $798.72 $225.33 – $2,251.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $802.40 $192.03 – $441.44
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $811.95 $166.84 – $1,473.30
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $812.76 $233.25 – $1,305.02
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $812.76 $276.30 – $1,451.84
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $833.45 $205.99 – $2,608.76
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $836.48 $184.20 – $711.65
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $838.32 $143.88 – $757.05
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $845.95 $38.83 – $3,135.73
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $851.00 $221.92 – $334.21
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $851.00 $221.92 – $244.11
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $866.97 $74.72 – $488.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $866.97 $74.72 – $488.00
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $868.50 not published
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $869.05 $294.17 – $4,469.40

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