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MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in Detroit, MI costs $236 to $6,935. Here's every hospital's price.

22 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 22 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). The lowest is $236 at Lake Huron Medical Center, the median is $1,132 and the highest is $6,935 at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 29 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $1,132 is 23% below the national median of $1,475 across 1509 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

19 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $2,629. 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 December 2025 and September 2026. 14 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.

$236
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Lake Huron Medical Center · 42 mi
$896 below the median
$1,132
median cash price
22 hospitals
29×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
22/36
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$236
list $3,604
2
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$236
list $3,604
3
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$328
list $2,719
4
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$328
list $2,719 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$328
list $2,719
6
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$328
list $2,719
7
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital

Rochester · 4 mi · File Jan 2026

$360
list $767 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Ascension River District Hospital

East China · 37 mi · File Jan 2026

$838
list $1,497 · lowest of 10 lines
9
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jan 2026

$963
list $1,757 · lowest of 32 lines
10
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,075
list $2,151
11
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,132
list $2,264 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi

Southfield · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,259
list $2,249 · lowest of 18 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 Detroit, MI 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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