Neck MRI with contrast cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $290.52 to $631.60, with a median of $290.52. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $3,264.90 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 72156, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $290.52 | $1,452.58 | $252.83–$1,519.76 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NE MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $290.52 | $1,452.58 | $252.83–$1,519.76 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $290.52 | $1,452.58 | $252.83–$1,519.76 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/WO CONT | $631.60 | $3,158.00 | $283.16–$2,526.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WS MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $1,011.04 | $5,055.22 | $252.83–$2,780.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX REN MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $1,011.04 | $5,055.22 | $252.83–$2,780.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ES MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $1,011.04 | $5,055.22 | $252.83–$2,780.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WS MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $1,011.04 | $5,055.22 | $252.83–$2,780.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ES MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $1,011.04 | $5,055.22 | $252.83–$2,780.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 REN MRI CERVICAL SPN W/WO CONT | $1,011.04 | $5,055.22 | $252.83–$2,780.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MRI C-SPINE W&W/O | $1,472.06 | $7,360.29 | $252.83–$4,048.16 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MRI C-SPINE W&W/O | $1,472.06 | $7,360.29 | $252.83–$4,048.16 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $290.52, median $290.52, highest $631.60 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $290.52. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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
This MRI of the cervical spine is done without and then with contrast dye. Contrast helps after spine surgery and with tumors, infections and multiple sclerosis.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.