Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Mansfield, OH

In Mansfield, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $2,979.60 to $2,979.60, with a median of $2,979.60. The lowest listed price is at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $2,179.45 at 86 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,979.60OhioHealth Shelby Hospital + 1 more
Median$2,979.60half pay less
Highest$2,979.60in 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 Mansfield, OH.

median
Lowest $2,979.60Highest $2,979.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
OhioHealth Shelby Hospital lowest Shelby, OH · (419) 342-5015 Hc Mri Cervical Spine W Wo Contrast $2,979.60 $4,584.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital lowest Mansfield, OH · (419) 526-8000 Hc Mri Cervical Spine W Wo Contrast $2,979.60 $4,584.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $2,979.60, median $2,979.60, highest $2,979.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,979.60. 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.