Neck MRI with contrast cost in Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $2,970.10 to $2,970.10, with a median of $2,970.10. Across Michigan, the median is $2,526.00 at 57 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 MRI Spine Cervical w/ + w/o Contrast | $2,970.10 | $5,940.20 | $195.35–$4,158.14 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,970.10, median $2,970.10, highest $2,970.10.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72156 ($2,506.90). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIMRI Spine Cervical w/ + w/o Contrast - Report | $147.20 | file |