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MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in New York, NY-NJ costs $244 to $7,119. Here's every hospital's price.

41 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 41 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). The lowest is $244 at Kings County Hospital Center, the median is $509 and the highest is $7,119 at SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 29 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $509 is 65% below the national median of $1,462 across 1509 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

50 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $11,289. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 60 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.

$244
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Kings County Hospital Center · 9 mi
$265 below the median
$509
median cash price
41 hospitals
29×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
41/110
hospitals with a cash price
60 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$244
list $848 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$244
list $848 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$244
list $848 · lowest of 7 lines
4
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$244
list $848 · lowest of 9 lines
5
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$264
list $4,426 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$276
list $1,177 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$276
list $3,604
8
St Mary's General Hospital

Passaic · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$282
list $3,604
9
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$286
list $1,049 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$286
list $2,786 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$286
list $1,049 · lowest of 4 lines
12
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$286
list $1,049 · lowest of 2 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 New York, NY-NJ 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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