MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in Detroit, MI costs $236 to $6,935. Here's every hospital's price.
18 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, 18 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 $1,459 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 $1,459 is in line with the national median of $1,459 across 546 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
15 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. 18 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyPort Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026
Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026
Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026
Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026
Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026
W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026
Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025
Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025
Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026
Southfield · 18 mi · File May 2026
Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 72141. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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.
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviFile found, not read yet
- Ascension Providence Rochester Hospitalcode not in file
- Ascension River District HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Beaumont Hospital - DearbornWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeNo website on record
- Beaumont Hospital - TaylorWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital Royal OakWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital, TroyWebsite blocks automated reading
- Corewell Health Trenton HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for RecoveryFile found, not read yet
- Henry Ford Health St John HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaNo price file found
- Straith Hospital for Special Surgerycode not in file
- Trinity Health Livingston HospitalNo price file found
- Trinity Health Oakland HospitalNo price file found