Scans and imaging CPT 72141 Outpatient

Neck (cervical spine) MRI cost in Missoula, MT

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye: from $747.20 to $747.20, with a median of $747.20. Across Montana, the median is $1,746.80 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72141, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$747.20St. Patrick Hospital
Median$747.20half pay less
Highest$747.20in 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 Missoula, MT.

median
Lowest $747.20Highest $1,342.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O DYE LIMITED $747.20 $934.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O DYE $1,342.40 $1,678.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $747.20, median $747.20, highest $747.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $747.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.