Neck MRI with contrast cost in Buckhannon, WV
In Buckhannon, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $2,415.50 to $2,415.50, with a median of $2,415.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $1,958.75 at 20 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $2,415.50 | $4,831.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,415.50, median $2,415.50, highest $2,415.50.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72156 ($2,506.90). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WVMRI NECK SPINE W/O & W/DYE | $119.00 | file |