MRI Scan of Middle Spinal Canal Before and After Contrast Cost in Kansas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 58 Kansas hospitals. CPT 72157. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,908
📉 Low $191
📈 High $20,026
🏥 58 hospitals
🏛️ 48 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $293
Hospital comparison — Kansas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 58 of 58 hospitals.
Billed more than $1,908 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Aetna | Cigna | Humana | Centene | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH EMPORIA |
$191 | $90.00 | $553 | $80.00 | $85.00 | $38.95 | $827 | $90.00 | $100 |
| KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER WICHITA |
$206 | $330 | $207 | $207 | $866 | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL IN MANHATTAN COLLEGE AVE MANHATTAN |
$230 | $89.37 | $598 | $92.94 | — | $330 | $561 | — | $330 |
| PRATT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PRATT |
$281 | $334 | — | $362 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOHN HOSPITAL LEAVENWORTH |
$328 | $313 | $262 | $329 | $329 | — | — | — | $329 |
| PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER KANSAS CITY |
$328 | $313 | $526 | $329 | $329 | — | — | — | $329 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM GREAT BEND CAMPUS GREAT BEND |
$518 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SUMMIT SURGICAL CLAREMORE |
$560 | $324 | $555 | $324 | — | — | — | — | $98.66 |
| GOVE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER QUINTER |
$829 | — | $757 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OLATHE HOSPITAL ST STREET OLATHE |
$982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAOLA HOSPITAL BAPTISTE DRIVE PAOLA |
$982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM ST. FRANCIS CAMPUS TOPEKA |
$1,004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMBERMED HOXIE |
$1,185 | $1,126 | $761 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSBORNE |
$1,194 | $941 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HANOVER HOSPITAL HANOVER |
$1,350 | — | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL - GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY |
$1,448 | $187 | $187 | $187 | $187 | $187 | — | $3,259 | $187 |
| COMMONSPIRIT BOB WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ULYSSES |
$1,448 | $1,159 | $737 | $1,159 | — | $1,159 | — | $3,259 | $1,159 |
| RAWLINS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER ATWOOD |
$1,454 | — | $526 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAWRENCE |
$1,480 | $131 | $153 | $1,721 | $131 | $131 | $156 | — | $131 |
| PAWNEE VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LARNED |
$1,492 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $89.10 | — | — | $36.00 | $95.00 | — |
| RUSSELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL RUSSELL |
$1,556 | — | $553 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL MAIN CAMPUS, BELL HOSPITAL TOWER KANSAS CITY |
$1,615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTON |
$1,680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREELEY COUNTY HOSPITAL TRIBUNE |
$1,690 | $372 | $683 | $372 | $2,294 | — | — | — | $1,135 |
| COMANCHE COUNTY HOSPITAL COLDWATER |
$1,716 | $85.00 | — | $85.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HILLSBORO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HILLSBORO |
$1,742 | $2,556 | $716 | — | — | — | — | — | $304 |
| HAYS MEDICAL CENTER HAYS |
$1,759 | $80.00 | $90.00 | $55.00 | — | — | $373 | $90.00 | — |
| COMMONSPIRIT ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL - DODGE CITY DODGE CITY |
$1,772 | $2,914 | $190 | $190 | $190 | $190 | — | $3,543 | $190 |
| KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER ANDOVER |
$1,908 | $207 | $321 | $900 | — | $321 | $321 | — | — |
| SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EL DORADO |
$1,915 | $350 | $47.50 | $81.10 | $90.00 | — | — | $90.00 | — |
| EDWARDS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER KINSLEY |
$2,000 | — | $724 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLEN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL IOLA |
$2,208 | $1,925 | $500 | $3,035 | $3,340 | $1,954 | — | — | $1,656 |
| ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL GARNETT |
$2,208 | $1,925 | $500 | $3,128 | $3,403 | $3,157 | — | — | $1,987 |
| GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GOODLAND |
$2,224 | $2,224 | $526 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER COLBY |
$2,275 | $84.40 | $95.00 | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | $95.00 | — |
| MORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL ELKHART |
$2,306 | $2,562 | $2,178 | $2,306 | — | $743 | — | — | — |
| COFFEYVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST. COFFEYVILLE |
$2,488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KANSAS SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WICHITA |
$2,569 | $320 | $71.80 | $38.00 | $47.50 | $314 | — | $70.00 | — |
| RICE COUNTY DISTRICT HOSPITAL LYONS |
$2,614 | $266 | $553 | $2,718 | $3,311 | — | $2,056 | — | — |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON |
$2,824 | $1,497 | — | $1,497 | $2,683 | $1,497 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ST. MARYS ST MARYS |
$2,944 | $916 | $526 | $3,312 | — | — | — | $3,496 | — |
| ST LUKE HOSPITAL MARION |
$2,971 | $1,515 | $1,515 | — | — | $1,515 | $1,530 | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$3,177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$3,385 | $4,352 | $553 | $1,174 | $4,593 | — | $566 | — | — |
| MERCY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST KANSAS GALENA |
$3,410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOPEKA ER & HOSPITAL TH STREET TOPEKA |
$4,090 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEOSHO MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHANUTE |
$4,148 | $207 | $610 | $1,770 | $5,254 | $1,770 | $2,787 | — | $1,770 |
| STORMONT VAIL HEALTH FLINT HILLS CAMPUS TOPEKA |
$4,240 | $211 | $213 | $321 | — | $321 | $211 | — | — |
| SAINT LUKE'S SOUTH HOSPITAL OVERLAND PARK |
$4,248 | $387 | $633 | $336 | $413 | $232 | — | — | — |
| STORMONT VAIL HEALTH TOPEKA CAMPUS TOPEKA |
$5,712 | $211 | $213 | $329 | — | $329 | $211 | — | — |
| ADVENTHEALTH OTTAWA OTTAWA |
$6,047 | $663 | — | $328 | $1,079 | — | — | — | — |
| ADVENTHEALTH LENEXA CITY CENTER LENEXA |
$6,047 | $663 | $528 | $330 | $1,079 | — | — | — | — |
| ADVENTHEALTH SOUTH OVERLAND PARK OVERLAND PARK |
$6,047 | $663 | $528 | $330 | $1,079 | — | — | — | — |
| REHABILIATION HOSPITAL OF OVERLAND PARK OVERLAND PARK |
$9,412 | $207 | $340 | $151 | — | $340 | $207 | $7,530 | — |
| OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OVERLAND PARK |
$12,992 | $207 | $850 | $215 | $427 | $1,003 | $2,417 | $349 | — |
| MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER OVERLAND PARK |
$17,932 | $207 | $850 | $215 | $427 | $1,003 | $3,335 | $349 | — |
| WESLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WICHITA |
$20,026 | $207 | $531 | $215 | — | — | $3,605 | $432 | — |
| WESLEY WOODLAWN HOSPITAL WICHITA |
$20,026 | $207 | $531 | $215 | — | — | $3,605 | $432 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72157, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $2,766 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $1,908 for this?
That is the median of what the 58 Kansas hospitals above publish for Mri scan of middle spinal canal before and after contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72157 in Kansas, Medicare reimburses about $293 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Kansas range from $191 to $20,026 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 6.5x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does mri scan of middle spinal canal before and after contrast cost in Kansas?
- Cash prices for mri scan of middle spinal canal before and after contrast (CPT 72157) in Kansas range from $191 to $20,026, with a median of $1,908. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of middle spinal canal before and after contrast in Kansas?
- The cheapest Kansas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $191. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Kansas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72157 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.