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MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in Chicago, IL-IN costs $362 to $6,036. Here's every hospital's price.

38 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 38 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). The lowest is $362 at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, the median is $1,765 and the highest is $6,036 at Shriners Hospital for Children. The most expensive hospital lists 17 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $1,765 is 20% above the national median of $1,475 across 1509 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

40 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $43 to $6,162. 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 2025 and October 2026. 40 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.

$362
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics · 12 mi
$1,403 below the median
$1,765
median cash price
38 hospitals
17×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
38/82
hospitals with a cash price
40 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$362
list $1,206 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Sep 2026

$728
list $2,599
3
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$754
list $3,971
4
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$913
list $3,971
5
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange

La Grange · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$950
list $3,800
6
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale

Hinsdale · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$950
list $3,800
7
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks

Glendale Heights · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$950
list $3,800
8
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$950
list $3,800
9
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,030
list $3,121 · lowest of 19 lines
10
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

Oak Lawn · 6 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,210
list $2,420 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Oct 2026

$1,279
list $5,317
12
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Chicago · 16 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,350
list $2,700 · lowest of 6 lines
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 Chicago, IL-IN 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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