Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Mahnomen, MN

In Mahnomen, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $5,023.80 to $5,023.80, with a median of $5,023.80. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,508.81 at 84 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72156, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 16, 2026.

Lowest$5,023.80Mahnomen Health Center
Median$5,023.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,023.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen, MN · (218) 935-2511 MRI C SPINE WO THEN W CONT File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file $5,023.80 $5,582.00 $357.13–$5,302.90 10%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $5,023.80, median $5,023.80, highest $5,023.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,582.00. 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.