MRI Scan of Upper Spinal Canal Before and After Contrast Cost in Missouri
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 89 Missouri hospitals. CPT 72156. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,551
📉 Low $142
📈 High $19,088
🏥 89 hospitals
🏛️ 64 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $298
Hospital comparison — Missouri
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 89 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Aetna | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Centene | First Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX BARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL LAMAR |
$142 | $32.00 | — | $62.80 | $56.00 | $27.00 | $80.00 | $28.35 | $90.00 |
| IRON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PILOT KNOB |
$158 | $370 | $59.84 | $59.84 | $87.30 | $59.84 | — | $54.56 | — |
| BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$237 | $102 | $102 | $102 | $102 | $102 | — | $102 | — |
| CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARROLLTON |
$253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER BLUE SPRINGS |
$347 | $207 | $556 | $348 | $348 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER KANSAS CITY |
$347 | $207 | $482 | $348 | $348 | — | — | — | — |
| ELLETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH OHIO AVENUE APPLETON CITY |
$431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PERRY PERRYVILLE |
$456 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER COLUMBIA |
$457 | $349 | $356 | $361 | — | $355 | — | $367 | — |
| CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOLIVAR |
$483 | $83.00 | — | $75.00 | $80.00 | $85.00 | — | $384 | — |
| NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NEVADA |
$937 | $27.00 | $52.00 | $35.00 | — | $28.00 | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL POTOSI |
$1,024 | $751 | — | — | $1,120 | $1,229 | — | $559 | — |
| COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON BRANSON |
$1,164 | $50.00 | $100 | $85.00 | $55.00 | $372 | $87.00 | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER LEES SUMMIT ROAD KANSAS CITY |
$1,180 | $100 | $97.70 | $100 | $874 | $310 | $73.00 | $114 | — |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER HOLMES KANSAS CITY |
$1,180 | $100 | $97.70 | $100 | $874 | $100 | $73.00 | $114 | $1,061 |
| COX MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH SPRINGFIELD |
$1,292 | $22.00 | — | $49.50 | $55.00 | $348 | $75.00 | — | $92.00 |
| HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BETHANY |
$1,300 | $324 | $301 | $394 | $282 | $324 | $283 | $324 | — |
| LAKE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM OSAGE BEACH |
$1,346 | $68.80 | — | $75.00 | $70.00 | — | — | $505 | — |
| LIBERTY HOSPITAL LIBERTY |
$1,401 | $336 | $113 | $349 | $759 | $356 | — | $444 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL STODDARD DEXTER |
$1,562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COX MONETT HOSPITAL MONETT |
$1,564 | $22.00 | — | $80.50 | $55.00 | $22.00 | $75.00 | $23.00 | $92.00 |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - JEFFERSON CITY JEFFERSON CITY |
$1,843 | $828 | $723 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS HOSPITAL ST. PETERS |
$1,907 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $644 | $349 | $2,384 | — | $2,362 |
| BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS |
$1,907 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $644 | $349 | $2,384 | — | $2,362 |
| PROGRESS WEST HOSPITAL O'FALLON |
$1,907 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $644 | $349 | $2,384 | — | $2,362 |
| CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$1,907 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $644 | $349 | $2,384 | — | $2,362 |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS |
$1,907 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $644 | $349 | $2,384 | — | $2,362 |
| GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINTON |
$2,040 | $88.00 | $70.00 | $80.00 | $79.00 | $72.50 | $85.00 | $447 | $90.00 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON WASHINGTON |
$2,048 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL JEFFERSON FESTUS |
$2,048 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MACON |
$2,052 | — | — | — | — | $1,975 | $2,052 | $1,157 | — |
| HEDRICK MEDICAL CENTER CHILLICOTHE |
$2,208 | $1,925 | $1,925 | $3,128 | $2,760 | $3,448 | — | — | $3,418 |
| WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRENTON |
$2,208 | $1,925 | $1,925 | $3,035 | $2,944 | $3,091 | — | — | $3,032 |
| PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA STREET LOUSIANA |
$2,281 | $2,851 | $2,851 | $2,851 | $2,851 | — | — | $2,851 | — |
| BOTHWELL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SEDALIA |
$2,414 | $372 | $298 | $80.00 | $49.00 | $372 | $372 | $372 | — |
| BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$2,468 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $655 | $349 | $3,086 | — | $3,057 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL AURORA AURORA |
$2,496 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL CASSVILLE CASSVILLE |
$2,496 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN VIEW |
$2,497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS |
$2,515 | $663 | $258 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$2,530 | $468 | $304 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$2,547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER -SAINT CHARLES ST. CHARLES |
$2,551 | $736 | $265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL ST LOUIS ST. LOUIS |
$2,551 | $736 | $265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL-WENTZVILLE WENTZVILLE |
$2,551 | $736 | $265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - LAKE SAINT LOUIS LAKE ST. LOUIS |
$2,551 | $736 | $265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL - FENTON FENTON |
$2,551 | $736 | $265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH DEPAUL HOSPITAL - ST. LOUIS BRIDGETON |
$2,551 | $736 | $265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY |
$2,605 | $387 | $526 | $335 | $413 | $231 | — | — | $2,574 |
| RANKEN JORDAN A PEDIATRIC BRIDGE HOSPITAL MARYLAND HEIGHTS |
$2,637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN TROY |
$2,675 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH ST. LOUIS |
$2,679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL LEBANON LEBANON |
$2,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER - BONNE TERRE BONNE TERRE |
$2,810 | $374 | $374 | $374 | $2,853 | $374 | $3,513 | — | $3,480 |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL SULLIVAN BOONVILLE |
$2,810 | $1,049 | $442 | $1,030 | $2,853 | $1,040 | $3,513 | — | $3,480 |
| CEDAR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EL DORADO SPRINGS |
$2,854 | $54.00 | — | $54.00 | $90.00 | $54.00 | $65.00 | $54.00 | — |
| MERCY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD |
$2,999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD OZARK |
$2,999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST CAPE GIRARDEAU |
$3,038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SALEM MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL SALEM |
$3,130 | $1,419 | $1,419 | $1,419 | $3,544 | $1,419 | $3,339 | $1,419 | $3,339 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72156, 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: $2,744 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 89 Missouri hospitals above publish for Mri scan of upper 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 72156 in Missouri, Medicare reimburses about $298 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Missouri range from $142 to $19,088 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.6x 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 upper spinal canal before and after contrast cost in Missouri?
- Cash prices for mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast (CPT 72156) in Missouri range from $142 to $19,088, with a median of $2,551. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast in Missouri?
- The cheapest Missouri hospital published cash price for this procedure is $142. 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 Missouri facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72156 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.