Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Whitehall, WI — inpatient

In Whitehall, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $3,374.15 to $3,374.15, with a median of $3,374.15. Across Wisconsin, the median is $2,058.50 at 68 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72156, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 27, 2026 and Jun 27, 2026.

Lowest$3,374.15Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
Median$3,374.15half pay less
Highest$3,374.15in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI · (715) 538-4361 HCHG 72156 MRI C-SPINE W&WO CONTRAST $3,374.15 $5,322.00 $2,251.21–$5,055.90 37% Jun 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,374.15, median $3,374.15, highest $3,374.15.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,374.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.