Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Delaware Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Delaware

In Delaware, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $2,472.00 to $8,962.80, with a median of $3,570.93. The lowest price is at Nemours Children's Hospital (Wilmington). The highest price is 3.6× 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$2,472.00Nemours Children's Hospital
Median$3,570.93half pay less
Highest$8,962.80in Delaware
Lowest saves$1,098.93vs the median

Hospitals in Delaware, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Nemours Children's Hospital lowest Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MRI Cervical W/&W/O Cont $2,472.00 $2,472.00 —
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St. Francis Hospital Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC MRI Cervival Spine W/O & W/Contrast $2,496.00 $3,840.00 Mar 31, 2026
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TidalHealth Nanticoke Seaford · Seaford, DE HC MRI-C Spine W/WO Contrast $2,925.00 $2,925.00 —
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Beebe Medical Center Lewes · Seaford, DE MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $4,216.85 $4,961.00 —
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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford · Seaford, DE Hc Mri Neck Spine W/Wo Contrast $8,962.80 $10,670.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover · Dover, DE Hc Mri Neck Spine W/Wo Contrast $8,962.80 $10,670.00 Apr 1, 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
Seaford, DE 3 $2,925.00 $4,216.85
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 $2,472.00 $2,484.00
Dover, DE 1 $8,962.80 $8,962.80

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.