Scans and imaging CPT 72156 Utah Outpatient

Neck MRI with contrast cost in Utah

In Utah, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without and with contrast: from $2,494.38 to $3,262.83, with a median of $2,878.61. The lowest price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics (Salt Lake City). 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 25, 2026.

Lowest$2,494.38University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$2,878.61half pay less
Highest$3,262.83in Utah
Lowest saves$384.23vs the median

Hospitals in Utah, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI C-Spine W/WO Contrast $2,494.38 $3,563.40 —
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Mountain West Medical Center Tooele · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT MRI scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast $3,262.83 $5,438.05 Sep 17, 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 2 $2,494.38 $2,878.60

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.