Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Kansas Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Kansas

In Kansas, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $800.00 to $5,497.01, with a median of $3,090.75. The lowest price is at Mish (Lenexa). The highest price is 6.9× 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$800.00Mish
Median$3,090.75half pay less
Highest$5,497.01in Kansas
Lowest saves$2,290.75vs the median

Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Mish lowest Lenexa · Kansas City, MO-KS MRI Spine Cervical w/ + w/o Contrast $800.00 $5,415.00 —
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Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS C-SPINE W & W/O 72156 $1,688.40 $4,221.00 —
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Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST $1,914.90 $2,946.00 —
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Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS C-SPINE W & W/O 72156 $2,849.20 $7,123.00 —
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Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS MRI Cervical Spine W/WO Cont $3,090.75 $4,755.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS MRI Cervical Spine W/WO Cont $3,177.20 $4,888.00 —
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AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $5,497.01 $5,497.01 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $5,497.01 $5,497.01 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO $5,497.01 $5,497.01 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
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $800.00 $5,497.01
Manhattan, KS 2 $1,688.40 $2,268.80
Joplin, MO-KS 1 $3,090.75 $3,090.75
Ottawa, KS 1 $5,497.01 $5,497.01
Pittsburg, KS 1 $3,177.20 $3,177.20
Wichita, KS 1 $1,914.90 $1,914.90

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.