Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,714.40 to $2,714.40, with a median of $2,714.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $4,561.68 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72156, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,714.40Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$2,714.40half pay less
Highest$2,714.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC MRI-Spine Cervical W & WO Cont $2,714.40 $4,524.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,714.40, median $2,714.40, highest $2,714.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,638.04 — 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.