Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,739.89 to $2,040.84, with a median of $1,890.37. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $150.48 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $2,686.90 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72156, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,739.89Logan Health Medical Center

Median$1,890.37half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,040.84in this market

Difference1.2×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 Kalispell, MT.

median

Lowest $1,739.89Highest $2,040.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MRI CERVICAL W/& W/O LIMITED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,739.89	$2,676.75	—	35%
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MRI CERVICAL SPINE W& W/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,018.90	$3,106.00	—	35%
Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 MRI CERVICAL SPINE W& W/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,040.84	$3,139.75	—	35%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,739.89, median $1,890.37, highest $2,040.84 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,890.37 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.