Neck MRI with contrast cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $446.00 to $11,360.12, with a median of $2,756.00. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $2,310.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,970.04 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Mri, Cerv Spine Combo | $446.00 | $6,821.37 | $319.01–$6,821.37 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Mri, Cerv Spine Combo | $446.00 | $6,821.37 | $319.01–$6,821.37 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 MRI scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast | $1,461.00 | $15,824.00 | $439.74–$29,076.60 | 91% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $1,770.24 | $3,688.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $2,756.00 | $5,300.00 | $324.00–$965.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $2,756.00 | $5,300.00 | $324.00–$965.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $2,756.00 | $5,300.00 | $324.00–$965.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MRI C-SPINE W & WO CONTRAST | $3,062.70 | $6,806.00 | $448.71–$5,785.10 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 MRI Spine Cervical w/ + w/o Contrast | $4,326.75 | $5,769.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MRI C-SPINE W & WO CONTRAST | $5,555.70 | $12,346.00 | $448.71–$11,111.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hospital of Barstow Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 MRI scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast | $8,445.47 | $14,075.78 | $592.86–$11,260.62 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI C-Spine W & WO Contrast | $11,360.12 | $11,360.12 | $222.40–$11,360.12 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI C-Spine W & WO Contrast | $11,360.12 | $11,360.12 | $222.40–$11,360.12 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $446.00, median $2,756.00, highest $11,360.12 — a 25.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $2,909.35. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.