Scans and imaging CPT 72141 Outpatient

Neck (cervical spine) MRI cost in Bozeman, MT

In Bozeman, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye: from $1,802.40 to $2,494.40, with a median of $2,148.40. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center — $346.00 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $1,746.80 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72141, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2024 and Nov 19, 2024.

Lowest$1,802.40Deaconess Regional Medical Center
Median$2,148.40half pay less
Highest$2,494.40in this market
Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bozeman, MT.

median
Lowest $1,802.40Highest $2,494.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC MRI CERV SPINE - MRI CERVICAL SPINE WO CONTRAST $1,802.40 $2,253.00 $191.16–$250.05 20% Nov 19, 2024
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Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT · (406) 995-6995 HC MRI CERV SPINE - MRI CERVICAL SPINE WO CONTRAST $2,494.40 $3,118.00 $191.16–$250.05 20% Nov 19, 2024
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Outpatient: lowest $1,802.40, median $2,148.40, highest $2,494.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

An MRI of the cervical spine uses a magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the neck part of the spine, including discs, nerves and the spinal cord. It is commonly ordered for neck pain that spreads into the arm, numbness, tingling or weakness in the hands. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan of the neck section of the spine. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.