Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Puerto Rico Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $850.00 to $1,120.00, with a median of $985.00. The lowest price is at Bella Vista Hospital (Mayaguez). The highest price is 1.3× 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 22, 2026.

Lowest$850.00Bella Vista Hospital
Median$985.00half pay less
Highest$1,120.00in Puerto Rico
Lowest saves$135.00vs the median

Hospitals in Puerto Rico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Bella Vista Hospital lowest Mayaguez · Mayagüez, PR MRI SPINALCANAL/CERVICAL W/WO $850.00 $850.00 —
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Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ponce Ponce · Ponce, PR MRI CERV.SPINE W/O FOLL W/CONT $1,120.00 $1,600.00 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Mayagüez, PR 1 $850.00 $850.00
Ponce, PR 1 $1,120.00 $1,120.00

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.