Neck (cervical spine) MRI cost in New York
In New York, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye: from $195.00 to $7,119.47, with a median of $950.97. The lowest price is at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn). The highest price is 36.5× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$195.00Maimonides Medical Center
Median$950.97half pay less
Highest$7,119.47in New York
Lowest saves$755.97vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MAGNETIC IMAGE, NECK SPINE | $195.00 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $214.67 | $360.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $226.83 | $839.48 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $243.77 | $848.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $243.77 | $848.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $243.77 | $848.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri neck spine w/o dye | $283.22 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Mri neck spine w/o dye | $283.22 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE WITHOUT DYE | $286.04 | $2,785.56 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE WITHOUT DYE | $286.04 | $1,048.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE WITHOUT DYE | $286.04 | $1,048.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,313.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,313.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,313.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Cervical W/O Contrast Matrl | $358.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Spinal Canal Cervical W/O Contrast Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $395.00 | $395.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI Spinal Canal Cervical W/O Contrast Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $395.00 | $395.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Cervical W/O Contrast Matrl | $459.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $499.12 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR MRI Cervical Spine W/O Contrast | $548.72 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB MRI Spinal Canal Cervical W/O Contrast Matrl | $592.00 | — | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $635.25 | $3,176.25 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $677.39 | $967.70 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY MR SP CANAL CERVICAL WO | $682.20 | $1,137.00 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $798.00 | $3,990.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 72141 MRI CERVICAL SPINE WO DYE | $900.00 | $900.00 | — source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $940.63 | $1,447.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $950.97 | $4,754.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $950.97 | $4,754.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC MRI, Cerv Spine - MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $950.97 | $4,754.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $956.04 | $1,470.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $958.17 | $5,043.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $958.17 | $5,043.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $992.00 | $992.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,006.36 | $1,548.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,006.36 | $1,548.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $1,307.22 | $1,634.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $1,333.27 | $7,017.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $1,333.27 | $7,017.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC MRI Cervical Spine W/O Contrast | $1,543.10 | $2,374.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC MRI CERV SPINE WO CNTRST | $1,697.28 | $2,176.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $2,147.84 | $3,304.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC MRI Cervical Spine W/O Contrast | $2,416.70 | $3,718.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $2,427.68 | $3,734.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL WO CONTRAST | $2,501.71 | $3,848.79 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY MRI C-Spine WO Contrast | $2,867.20 | $3,584.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $3,514.50 | $3,905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $3,514.50 | $3,905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $3,514.50 | $3,905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $3,514.50 | $3,905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC MRI Cervical Spine WO Contrast | $3,514.50 | $3,905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,666.00 | $3,666.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY MRI C-Spine WO Contrast | $3,868.80 | $4,836.00 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Mri,Cervical W/O Contrast | $4,327.16 | $4,327.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI NECK SPINE W/O DYE | $5,271.70 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $5,423.00 | $5,423.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $6,598.45 | $6,598.45 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,119.00 | $7,119.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $7,119.47 | $7,119.47 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $195.00 | $975.08 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $283.22 | $774.02 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $214.67 | $950.97 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $2,147.84 | $2,427.68 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $548.72 | $1,482.71 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $950.97 | $950.97 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $682.20 | $1,189.74 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $900.00 | $1,221.55 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $940.63 | $940.63 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $2,867.20 | $2,867.20 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $206.00 | $206.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $798.00 | $798.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $3,666.00 | $3,666.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $635.25 | $635.25 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $5,423.00 | $5,423.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $459.00 | $459.00 |
What it is
An MRI of the cervical spine uses a magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the neck part of the spine, including discs, nerves and the spinal cord. It is commonly ordered for neck pain that spreads into the arm, numbness, tingling or weakness in the hands. No contrast dye is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan of the neck section of the spine. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$2,687.97
- Alaska$3,502.20
- Arizona$726.38
- Arkansas$900.00
- California$2,607.38
- Colorado$984.49
- Connecticut$1,508.65
- Delaware$2,510.28
- Florida$2,402.45
- Georgia$1,760.46
- Hawaii$1,423.20
- Idaho$1,857.00
- Illinois$1,777.50
- Indiana$1,077.12
- Iowa$1,741.80
- Kansas$1,466.00
- Kentucky$3,233.54
- Louisiana$947.97
- Maine$1,367.88
- Maryland$469.03
- Massachusetts$2,703.00
- Michigan$1,459.40
- Minnesota$1,386.00
- Mississippi$992.68
- Missouri$1,986.73
- Montana$1,746.80
- Nebraska$1,523.32
- Nevada$1,131.53
- New Hampshire$1,918.95
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$2,039.01
- North Carolina$1,947.58
- North Dakota$1,765.19
- Ohio$1,291.55
- Oklahoma$1,018.02
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$1,741.80
- Puerto Rico$672.50
- Rhode Island$1,258.00
- South Carolina$2,042.95
- South Dakota$3,238.00
- Tennessee$752.00
- Texas$2,266.09
- Utah$2,346.95
- Vermont$3,067.50
- Virginia$1,858.80
- Washington$2,021.60
- West Virginia$1,456.75
- Wisconsin$1,700.89
- Wyoming$1,227.35
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.