Scans and imaging CPT 72156 North Dakota Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in North Dakota

In North Dakota, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $296.96 to $3,971.20, with a median of $3,033.83. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Williston). The highest price is 13.4× 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$296.96Mercy Medical Center
Median$3,033.83half pay less
Highest$3,971.20in North Dakota
Lowest saves$2,736.87vs the median

Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Mercy Medical Center lowest Williston · Williston, ND CERV SPINE COMP W WO CONT PF $296.96 $512.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison · Garrison, ND HC MR CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST $1,715.64 $2,523.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CERVICAL SPINE COMP W WO CONT $2,078.16 $4,948.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND CERVICAL SPINE COMP W WO CONT $2,596.66 $4,477.00 Feb 28, 2026
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St. Alexius Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC MR CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST $2,698.41 $5,291.00 Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND CERVICAL SPINE COMP W WO CONT $3,369.24 $5,348.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND MRI C SPINE WO THEN W CONT $3,570.40 $4,463.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND MRI C SPINE WO THEN W CONT $3,798.40 $4,748.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND MRI C SPINE WO THEN W CONT $3,798.40 $4,748.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN MRI C SPINE WO THEN W CONT $3,971.20 $4,964.00 Mar 4, 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
Bismarck, ND 2 $2,698.41 $3,134.40
Carrington, ND 1 $2,596.66 $2,596.66
Devils Lake, ND 1 $2,078.16 $2,078.16
Dickinson, ND 1 $3,369.24 $3,369.24
Fargo, ND-MN 1 $3,971.20 $3,971.20
Garrison, ND 1 $1,715.64 $1,715.64
Hillsboro, ND 1 $3,798.40 $3,798.40
Mayville, ND 1 $3,798.40 $3,798.40
Williston, ND 1 $296.96 $296.96

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.