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MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in Boston, MA-NH costs $449 to $2,867. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). The lowest is $449 at Boston Medical Center-Brighton, the median is $1,142 and the highest is $2,867 at Cambridge Health Alliance. The most expensive hospital lists 6.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $1,142 is 22% below the national median of $1,459 across 546 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $81 to $3,452. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 35 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$449
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Boston Medical Center-Brighton · 13 mi
$692 below the median
$1,142
median cash price
5 hospitals
6.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$449
list $999 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$796
list $1,137 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,142
list $1,631 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,381
list $1,973 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,827
list $4,061
6
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,867
list $2,867
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 72141. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 72141, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast

CPT 72141 is an MRI of the cervical spine without contrast. It shows the discs, nerve roots and spinal cord in the neck and is ordered for arm numbness, neck pain that does not settle, and suspected disc herniation. Expect 20 to 40 minutes in the scanner.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee for the scanner, technologist and room. The radiologist's reading is billed separately. Contrast is not part of this code; if your doctor orders contrast the code and price change.

Why prices vary

Spine MRIs are among the most-shopped imaging tests because they are elective and common. Hospital prices spread widely within a metro area; hospital-owned outpatient imaging centers and freestanding centers are usually the low end. Cash prices at hospitals are frequently below the rates they negotiate with insurers.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 72141, scan only?
  • What is the radiologist's fee?
  • Is there a lower price at one of your outpatient imaging sites?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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