Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Safford, AZ

In Safford, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $1,065.00 to $1,065.00, with a median of $1,065.00. Across Arizona, the median is $1,141.59 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jul 29, 2026 and Jul 29, 2026.

Lowest$1,065.00Northern Cochise Community Hospital
Median$1,065.00half pay less
Highest$1,065.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox, AZ · (520) 384-3541 MRI CSPINE WO/W CONT $1,065.00 $1,775.00 $266.89–$1,597.50 40% Jul 29, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,065.00, median $1,065.00, highest $1,065.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,065.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.