Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Eureka, CA

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $4,521.66 to $4,521.66, with a median of $4,521.66. Across California, the median is $3,970.04 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,521.66Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$4,521.66half pay less
Highest$4,521.66in 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $4,521.66Highest $7,586.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O & W/DYE $4,521.66 $8,866.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O & W/DYE $7,586.76 $14,876.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,521.66, median $4,521.66, highest $4,521.66.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,586.76. 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

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.