Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Connecticut Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $1,698.00 to $2,798.48, with a median of $2,411.27. The lowest price is at Connecticut Children's (Hartford). The highest price is 1.6× 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$1,698.00Connecticut Children's
Median$2,411.27half pay less
Highest$2,798.48in Connecticut
Lowest saves$713.27vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Connecticut Children's lowest Hartford · Hartford, CT MRI Cerv Spine W & WO Contr $1,698.00 $2,830.00 —
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC MRI Cervival Spine W/O & W/Contrast $1,921.70 $3,494.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC MRI Cervival Spine W/O & W/Contrast $1,965.70 $3,574.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Day Kimball Healthcare Putnam · Putnam, CT MRI-C SPINE W/WO CON PLF $2,411.27 $6,328.80 Aug 1, 2026
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John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O & W/CONTR MATRL $2,472.00 $4,120.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC MRI Cervival Spine W/O & W/Contrast $2,506.90 $4,558.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT MRI Spine Cervical w wo Contrast $2,798.48 $5,596.95 May 13, 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
Hartford, CT 2 $1,698.00 $1,809.85
Waterbury, CT 2 $2,506.90 $2,652.69
Farmington, CT 1 $2,472.00 $2,472.00
Putnam, CT 1 $2,411.27 $2,411.27
Stafford Springs, CT 1 $1,965.70 $1,965.70

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.