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MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in Seattle, WA costs $539 to $2,512. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). The lowest is $539 at Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill, the median is $1,886 and the highest is $2,512 at Cascade Valley Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 4.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Seattle, WA median of $1,886 is 29% above the national median of $1,459 across 546 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $6 to $5,888. 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. 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.

$539
lowest cash price in Seattle, WA
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill · 24 mi
$1,347 below the median
$1,886
median cash price
13 hospitals
4.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/27
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Seattle · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$539
list $1,122 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Swedish Issaquah

Issaquah · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$539
list $1,122 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Everett · 39 mi · File Apr 2026

$600
list $1,154 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle · 24 mi · File Jan 2026

$893
list $1,750 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics

Bellevue · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$979
list $1,958
6
Valley Medical Center

Renton · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,054
list $1,506 · lowest of 2 lines
7
St Clare Hospital

Lakewood · 39 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,886
list $6,543 · lowest of 2 lines
8
St Anthony Hospital

Gig Harbor · 38 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,990
list $6,543 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Highline Medical Center

Burien · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,998
list $6,543 · lowest of 2 lines
10
St Francis Community Hospital

Federal Way · 27 mi · File Feb 2026

$2,053
list $6,543 · lowest of 2 lines
11
St Joseph Medical Center

Tacoma · 33 mi · File Feb 2026

$2,167
list $6,543 · lowest of 2 lines
12
St Elizabeth Hospital

Enumclaw · 21 mi · File Feb 2026

$2,312
list $6,543 · 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 Seattle, WA 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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