Neck MRI with contrast cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $3,351.15 to $3,714.60, with a median of $3,681.82. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $330.67 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,557.00 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO AND W CONTRAST | $3,351.15 | $5,155.61 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO AND W CONTRAST | $3,681.82 | $5,664.34 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO AND W CONTRAST | $3,714.60 | $5,714.77 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,351.15, median $3,681.82, highest $3,714.60 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,681.82. 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.