Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Colorado Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Colorado

In Colorado, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $457.89 to $3,182.40, with a median of $1,524.08. The lowest price is at Banner North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley). The highest price is 7.0× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72156. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$457.89Banner North Colorado Medical Center
Median$1,524.08half pay less
Highest$3,182.40in Colorado
Lowest saves$1,066.19vs the median

Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Banner North Colorado Medical Center lowest Greeley · Greeley, CO MRI SPINE CERVICAL W&WO CNT $457.89 $1,601.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MRI SPINE CERVICAL W&WO CNT $504.32 $1,601.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO MRI SPINE CERVICAL W&WO CNT $682.25 $2,604.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MRI C-SPINE/CANAL W/O,W CN $1,282.18 $3,663.37 Apr 30, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $1,524.08 $1,524.08 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $1,524.08 $1,524.08 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $1,524.08 $1,524.08 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $1,524.08 $1,524.08 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $1,524.08 $1,524.08 Apr 1, 2026
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East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO MRI SPINE CERVICAL W&WO CNT $1,585.84 $2,604.00 Feb 12, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/WO CONTRAST $1,960.70 $2,801.00 —
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=MRI CERVICAL SPINE WO/W CONTRAST $3,182.40 $4,896.00 Apr 17, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 7 $1,282.18 $1,524.08
Boulder, CO 1 $1,524.08 $1,524.08
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 1 $504.32 $504.32
Fort Morgan, CO 1 $1,585.84 $1,585.84
Greeley, CO 1 $457.89 $457.89
Sterling, CO 1 $682.25 $682.25

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.

MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.