Neck (cervical spine) MRI cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye: from $500.00 to $6,300.00, with a median of $3,353.50. The lowest price is at Midwest Surgical Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,353.50, is 79% above the US median of $1,871.10.
- That is 13.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Nebraska ranks 47th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 51 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72141. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$500.00Midwest Surgical Hospital
Median$3,353.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,300.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$2,853.50vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Surgical Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $500.00 | $1,790.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MRI Exam | $1,080.36 | $3,001.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $1,121.25 | $1,725.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $1,121.25 | $1,725.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CNT | $1,144.02 | $1,736.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,458.56 | $3,392.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,458.56 | $3,392.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,458.56 | $3,392.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,458.56 | $3,392.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,489.04 | $2,659.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,602.72 | $3,339.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE MRI Spine Cervical w/o Cont | $1,915.90 | $2,254.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $2,364.08 | $4,076.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Mri C-spine Woc | $2,370.00 | $2,962.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE MRI Exam | $2,474.93 | $6,689.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $2,644.62 | $3,305.77 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Mri Cervical Spine W/o | $2,655.00 | $3,319.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Contrast | $2,920.00 | $3,650.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-MR C-SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,940.00 | $4,900.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Mri Cspine Wo Contrast | $2,969.00 | $4,366.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $3,018.37 | $3,353.74 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA MRI Spine Cervical w/o Contrast | $3,074.25 | $4,099.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 72141 Mri C-spine W/o | $3,228.00 | $4,611.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $3,300.80 | $4,126.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Mr Cervical Spine Wo | $3,321.00 | $3,690.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,353.50 | $3,530.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $3,397.50 | $3,397.50 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $3,399.75 | $3,399.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE MRI Spine Cervical w/o Contrast | $3,401.28 | $3,543.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $3,425.14 | $4,177.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $3,472.00 | $4,340.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Mri Cervical Spine Mri W/o Contrast | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Contrast | $3,523.00 | $3,914.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O CO | $3,573.90 | $3,971.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE CERVICAL SPINE | $3,581.78 | $3,979.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Cont | $3,600.00 | $4,000.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Contrast | $3,632.00 | $3,823.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $3,688.20 | $4,098.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE MR C SPINE W/O CONT | $3,724.00 | $3,724.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $3,887.00 | $3,887.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $4,020.46 | $4,903.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Mr Spine Cerv Wo | $4,050.00 | $4,050.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $4,079.70 | $4,533.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE MRI CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $4,122.00 | $4,122.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE MRI scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | $4,136.00 | $4,136.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Contrast | $4,138.00 | $4,138.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC MR CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $4,216.58 | $4,903.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Contrast | $4,277.00 | $4,277.00 | — source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Mri Spine Cervical W/o Contrast | $5,421.00 | $5,421.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE MRI Spine Cervical w/o Cont | $6,300.00 | $6,300.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $500.00 | $1,458.56 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $3,321.00 | $3,401.28 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $3,353.50 | $3,686.98 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $1,489.04 | $2,805.52 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $2,364.08 | $2,642.04 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $1,602.72 | $2,869.36 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $3,900.00 | $4,058.29 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $3,472.00 | $3,472.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $3,300.80 | $3,300.80 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $2,370.00 | $2,370.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $3,724.00 | $3,724.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $3,632.00 | $3,632.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $3,523.00 | $3,523.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $3,688.20 | $3,688.20 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $3,228.00 | $3,228.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $4,277.00 | $4,277.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $2,474.93 | $2,474.93 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $4,050.00 | $4,050.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $4,079.70 | $4,079.70 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $3,018.37 | $3,018.37 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $5,421.00 | $5,421.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $3,397.50 | $3,397.50 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $3,581.78 | $3,581.78 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $3,425.14 | $3,425.14 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $1,144.02 | $1,144.02 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $3,573.90 | $3,573.90 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $2,969.00 | $2,969.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $2,655.00 | $2,655.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $2,940.00 | $2,940.00 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $4,138.00 | $4,138.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $1,915.90 | $1,915.90 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $6,300.00 | $6,300.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $3,399.75 | $3,399.75 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What neck (cervical spine) MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Neck (cervical spine) MRI explained.
MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,615.73
- Alaska$3,486.64
- Arizona$1,440.97
- Arkansas$931.10
- California$2,997.60
- Colorado$2,297.55
- Connecticut$1,434.00
- Delaware$2,510.28
- District of Columbia$2,030.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,759.70
- Georgia$1,760.46
- Hawaii$1,456.70
- Idaho$1,617.80
- Illinois$2,925.29
- Indiana$1,041.35
- Iowa$2,256.00
- Kansas$1,171.85
- Kentucky$1,623.48
- Louisiana$947.97
- Maine$1,410.10
- Maryland$495.14
- Massachusetts$1,827.45
- Michigan$1,770.40
- Minnesota$1,994.18
- Mississippi$1,278.27
- Missouri$1,962.58
- Montana$1,805.54
- Nevada$2,045.81
- New Hampshire$2,454.94
- New Jersey$572.14
- New Mexico$2,084.84
- New York$1,322.73
- North Carolina$2,055.50
- North Dakota$1,926.99
- Ohio$1,649.00
- Oklahoma$1,186.00
- Oregon$1,792.13
- Pennsylvania$1,755.60
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,042.95
- South Dakota$3,269.60
- Tennessee$984.54
- Texas$2,266.09
- Utah$4,649.61
- Vermont$3,420.90
- Virginia$2,000.00
- Washington$2,005.13
- West Virginia$1,456.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,138.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.