MRI cervical spine without and with contrast

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.

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Original text from hospital filings

72156 MRI SCAN OF UPPER SPINAL CANAL BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST

Medicare pricing summary

Low

$102

Average

$567

Median

$360

High

$5.9k

Medicare rate distribution

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255 hospital rates

#		Plans
1	STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient	1	$315	$315	—	—	221	$315 – $315
2	Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA other · both	1	$424	$424	—	—	116	$424 – $424
3	John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CA other · both	3	$493	$493	—	—	48	$493 – $493
4	Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA other · both	1	$424	$424	—	—	43–52	$424 – $424
5	Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · other · outpatient	1	$331	$331	—	—	32	$331 – $331
6	Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · other · outpatient	1	$331	$331	—	—	32	$331 – $331
7	Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc City, OK facility · other · outpatient	1	$323	$323	—	—	31	$323 – $323
8	PRISMA HEALTH PATEWOOD HOSPITAL GREENVILLE, SC other · both	1	$333	$333	—	—	30	$333 – $333
9	Mercy Hospital Ardmore Inc Ardmore, OK facility · other · outpatient	1	$353	$353	—	—	25	$353 – $353
10	Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton, MA other · both	1	$424	$424	—	—	24	$424 – $424
11	PRISMA HEALTH OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SENECA, SC other · both	1	$355	$355	—	—	24	$355 – $355
12	Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA other · both	1	$424	$424	—	—	22	$424 – $424
13	Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA other · both	1	$2.7k	$2.7k	—	—	22	$2.7k – $2.7k
14	Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	1	$282	$282	—	—	21	$282 – $282
15	Boston Medical Center Boston, MA other · both	1	$405	$405	—	—	18	$405 – $405
16	Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston, MA other · both	1	$424	$424	—	—	16	$424 – $424
17	Benefis Hospitals Inc Helena, MT other · outpatient	1	$356	$356	—	—	14	$356 – $356
18	PRISMA HEALTH HILLCREST HOSPITAL SIMPSONVILLE, SC other · both	1	$333	$333	—	—	14	$333 – $333
19	Salem Hospital Salem, MA other · both	1	$424	$424	—	—	14	$424 – $424
20	Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR facility · other · outpatient	1	$319	$319	—	—	13	$319 – $319
21	Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO facility · other · outpatient	1	$343	$343	—	—	13	$343 – $343
22	Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO facility · other · outpatient	1	$343	$343	—	—	13	$343 – $343
23	PRISMA HEALTH GREER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GREER, SC other · both	1	$333	$333	—	—	13	$333 – $333
24	CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Durango, CO other · inpatient	1	$361	$361	—	—	12	$361 – $361
25	Mercy Hospital Ada Inc Ada, OK facility · other · outpatient	1	$345	$345	—	—	11	$345 – $345

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