Neck MRI with contrast cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $414.48 to $3,430.29, with a median of $953.70. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 8.3× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$414.48Erlanger Health
Median$953.70half pay less
Highest$3,430.29in Tennessee
Lowest saves$539.22vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG MRI SPINAL CANAL CERVICAL W/O & W/CONTR MATRL | $414.48 | $785.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $656.19 | $2,853.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $656.19 | $2,853.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL WOW CON | $668.55 | $4,457.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN MR SPINE CERV WW CON | $809.20 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $838.10 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO | $864.49 | $2,981.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO | $864.49 | $2,981.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO | $864.49 | $2,981.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $867.00 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $867.00 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $924.80 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $953.70 | $2,890.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $953.70 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $953.70 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN MR CERVICAL SPINE W&WO CONT | $953.70 | $2,890.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST | $1,017.80 | $5,089.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY MR-CERV SPINE WWO | $1,158.63 | $5,972.27 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR SPINE CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST | $1,267.35 | $6,035.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR SPINE CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST | $1,267.35 | $6,035.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR SPINE CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST | $1,267.35 | $6,035.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN MRI C-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $1,324.91 | $4,416.35 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MRI C-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $1,324.91 | $4,416.35 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI - CERV W/WO | $1,324.91 | $4,416.35 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI CERV SPINE WO & W | $1,325.22 | $4,417.40 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC MR SPINE CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST | $1,382.07 | $6,009.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN MRI C-SPINE W&W/O CONT | $1,457.40 | $4,858.00 | — source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC MRI Spine Cervical W/WO Cont | $1,477.37 | $5,112.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR SPINE CERVICAL W WO CONTRAST | $1,533.84 | $6,391.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI, CERV SPINE COMBO | $1,609.74 | $2,981.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Cerv Spine Combo - MRI Cervical Spine W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Cerv Spine Combo - MRI Cervical Spine W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Cerv Spine Combo - MRI Cervical Spine W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Cerv Spine Combo - MRI Cervical Spine W WO Contrast | $1,858.78 | $8,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Cerv Spine Combo - MRI Cervical Spine W WO Contrast | $1,951.84 | $8,872.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; cervical | $3,430.29 | $11,707.48 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $1,267.35 | $1,858.78 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $867.00 | $953.70 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $668.55 | $668.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $864.49 | $1,325.06 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $668.55 | $668.55 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $414.48 | $414.48 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,158.63 | $1,158.63 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,324.91 | $1,324.91 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $924.80 | $924.80 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $668.55 | $668.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $1,382.07 | $1,382.07 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $656.19 | $656.19 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,324.91 | $1,324.91 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $867.00 | $867.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $1,477.37 | $1,477.37 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $3,430.29 | $3,430.29 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,457.40 | $1,457.40 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $656.19 | $656.19 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $838.10 | $838.10 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $864.49 | $864.49 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $809.20 | $809.20 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $864.49 | $864.49 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $1,017.80 | $1,017.80 |
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
- Alabama$3,915.33
- Alaska$3,293.76
- Arizona$1,141.59
- Arkansas$1,005.53
- California$3,970.04
- Colorado$1,524.08
- Connecticut$2,411.27
- Delaware$3,570.93
- Florida$3,342.78
- Georgia$2,382.51
- Hawaii$1,786.20
- Idaho$2,263.00
- Illinois$2,990.20
- Indiana$1,589.53
- Iowa$2,361.60
- Kansas$3,090.75
- Kentucky$4,561.68
- Louisiana$1,276.29
- Maine$2,187.60
- Maryland$826.38
- Massachusetts$3,265.63
- Michigan$2,526.00
- Minnesota$1,861.38
- Mississippi$1,858.78
- Missouri$2,496.33
- Montana$2,760.00
- Nebraska$2,319.52
- Nevada$1,697.56
- New Hampshire$2,786.65
- New Jersey$476.54
- New Mexico$2,641.47
- New York$1,557.00
- North Carolina$2,529.55
- North Dakota$3,033.83
- Ohio$2,179.45
- Oklahoma$1,460.34
- Oregon$2,751.05
- Pennsylvania$2,854.80
- Puerto Rico$985.00
- Rhode Island$1,823.70
- South Carolina$2,265.90
- South Dakota$4,224.00
- Texas$3,264.90
- Utah$2,878.61
- Vermont$3,957.52
- Virginia$3,272.50
- Washington$3,153.15
- West Virginia$1,958.75
- Wisconsin$2,058.50
- Wyoming$1,841.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.