Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Salem, OH — inpatient

In Salem, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,792.50 to $2,792.50, with a median of $2,792.50. Across Ohio, the median is $2,179.45 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72156, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,792.50Salem Regional Medical Center
Median$2,792.50half pay less
Highest$2,792.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salem, OH.

median
Lowest $2,792.50Highest $4,158.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Salem Regional Medical Center lowest Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 CERVICAL LIMITED, MRI $2,792.50 $2,792.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 CERVICAL MRI W AND W/O CONTRAS $4,158.00 $4,158.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,792.50, median $2,792.50, highest $2,792.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,560.25 — 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.