Neck MRI with contrast cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $784.28 to $1,404.52, with a median of $1,043.90. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $259.62 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,600.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 72156, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/WO CONTR | $784.28 | $2,801.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/WO CONTR | $977.92 | $3,056.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/WO CONTR | $1,043.90 | $4,745.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/WO CONTR | $1,247.94 | $4,622.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/WO CONTR | $1,404.52 | $3,796.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $784.28, median $1,043.90, highest $1,404.52 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,145.20 — 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.