Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
MRI Spine Cervical W/ Contrast (Total)
Low
$1
Average
$1.4k
Median
$1.0k
High
$9.4k
Each hospital's average Blue Cross Blue Shield rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $477 | $477 | — | — | 16 | $477 – $477 |
| 2 | Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Angeles, CA facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $485 | $599 | $180 | 30% | 14–23 | $461 – $853 |
| 3 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 12 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 4 | The Mercy Hospital Inc Springfield, MA professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $139 | $112 | $31 | 28% | 3–30 | $63 – $139 |
| 5 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $371 | $371 | $1 | 0% | 2–20 | $370 – $372 |
| 6 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 7 | Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Parkersburg, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 8 | St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 6 | $4.1k | $4.5k | $693 | 16% | 2–20 | $3.4k – $5.3k |
| 9 | Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | 2–20 | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 10 | Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $477 | $477 | — | — | 1–10 | $477 – $477 |
| 11 | Boston Medical Center Boston, MA fee schedule · both | 1 | $961 | $961 | — | — | 1–10 | $961 – $961 |
| 12 | Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA fee schedule · both | 2 | $961 | $961 | — | — | 1–10 | $961 – $961 |
| 13 | Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 14 | Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $6.0k | $6.0k | $672 | 11% | 1–10 | $5.3k – $6.6k |
| 15 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $825 | $825 | — | — | 1–10 | $825 – $825 |
| 16 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $825 | $825 | — | — | 1–10 | $825 – $825 |
| 17 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH MOORESVILLE MOORESVILLE, IN other · both | 4 | $1.4k | $1.3k | $251 | 19% | 1–10 | $893 – $1.6k |
| 18 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $352 | $352 | — | — | 1–10 | $352 – $352 |
| 19 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA other · outpatient | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 20 | Proctor Community Hospital Peoria, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $3.3k | $3.5k | $333 | 9% | 1–10 | $3.3k – $4.1k |
| 21 | Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT facility · other · both | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 22 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $350 | $350 | — | — | 1–10 | $350 – $350 |
| 23 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $311 | $311 | — | — | 1–10 | $311 – $311 |
| 24 | St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas City City, KS percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 11 | $2.3k | $2.1k | $442 | 21% | 1–10 | $1.5k – $2.6k |
| 25 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA fee schedule · both | 2 | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
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