Scans and imaging CPT 72141 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck (cervical spine) MRI cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,042.73 to $1,052.58, with a median of $1,047.66. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $4.93 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,151.41 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72141, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,042.73St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$1,047.66half pay less
Highest$1,052.58in this market
Difference1.0×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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $1,042.73Highest $1,052.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO $1,042.73 $4,102.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO $1,052.58 $4,102.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,042.73, median $1,047.66, highest $1,052.58.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,042.73 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.