Scans and imaging CPT 72156 New Mexico Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $2,623.74 to $2,659.20, with a median of $2,641.47. The lowest price is at Covenant Hospital Hobbs (Hobbs).

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$2,623.74Covenant Hospital Hobbs
Median$2,641.47half pay less
Highest$2,659.20in New Mexico
Lowest saves$17.73vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs lowest Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC MRI CERVICAL SPINE W/O & W/DYE $2,623.74 $6,247.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/WO CONTRAST $2,659.20 $3,324.00 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
Hobbs, NM 1 $2,623.74 $2,623.74
Taos, NM 1 $2,659.20 $2,659.20

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.