Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast in New Jersey?

The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $390. 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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MRI Scan of Upper Spinal Canal Before and After Contrast Cost in New Jersey

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 55 New Jersey hospitals. CPT 72156. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $1,040 📉 Low $390 📈 High $50,713 🏥 55 hospitals 🏛️ 43 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $352

Hospital comparison — New Jersey

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 55 of 55 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	UHC	Aetna	Cigna	Centene	Humana	Medicare	First Health	MultiPlan
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON	$390	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT CLARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOONTON BOONTON TOWNSHIP	$404	$368	$405	$625	$405	$324	$405	—	—
SAINT MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER NEWARK	$404	$368	$405	$647	$417	$405	$405	—	—
ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL PASSAIC	$412	$368	$412	$606	$412	$330	$412	—	—
JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL CHERRY HILL	$451	$351	$360	$367	$512	$360	$353	—	—
JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL STRATFORD	$451	$351	$360	$367	$512	$360	$353	—	—
JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL TURNERSVILLE	$451	$351	$360	$367	$512	$360	$353	—	—
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR	$461	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEWARK	$468	$407	$407	—	$407	—	—	$7,019	$8,022
HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER HACKETTSTOWN	$477	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER SUMMIT	$477	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GORYEB CHILDRENS CENTER MORRISTOWN	$477	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER POMPTON PLAINS	$477	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP	$477	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WESTWOOD	$490	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HSS PARAMUS MIDLAND OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS	$567	$82.03	$310	$241	$85.69	—	$964	—	—
HSS PARAMUS OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS	$567	$82.03	$310	$241	$85.69	—	—	—	—
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BASKING RIDGE BASKING RIDGE	$575	$407	$117	$517	—	—	—	—	$518
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MONMOUTH MIDDLETOWN	$575	$407	$117	$517	—	—	—	—	$518
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY RAHWAY	$633	$398	$390	$326	$390	$390	—	$2,945	—
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON HAMILTON	$805	$398	$390	$327	$390	$390	—	$2,945	—
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET SOMERVILLE	$830	$398	$390	$326	$390	$390	—	$2,945	—
TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ELIZABETH	$921	$398	$390	$414	$390	$390	—	$2,945	—
CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVILLE	$976	$409	$401	$326	$401	$401	—	$2,945	—
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TOMS RIVER	$1,018	$398	$390	$326	$390	$390	—	$2,945	—
JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER JERSEY CITY	$1,020	$429	$421	$326	$421	$421	—	$2,945	—
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY - NEWARK NEWARK	$1,023	$176	$401	$326	$401	$401	—	$2,945	—
COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON	$1,040	$409	$401	$414	$401	$401	—	$2,945	—
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NEW BRUNSWICK	$1,047	$423	$414	$414	$414	$414	—	$2,945	—
MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BRANCH	$1,074	$398	$395	$326	$395	$395	—	$2,945	—
MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHERN CAMPUS LAKEWOOD	$1,167	$398	$390	$326	$390	$390	—	$2,945	—
VIRTUA MOUNT HOLLY HOSPITAL (BURLINGTON COUNTY) MOUNT HOLLY	$1,195	$10.32	$10.32	$398	$10.32	$375	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL MARLTON	$1,195	$10.32	$10.32	$398	$10.32	$375	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL WILLINGBORO	$1,195	$10.32	$10.32	$398	$10.32	$375	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL CAMDEN	$1,195	$10.32	$10.32	$398	$10.32	$375	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA VOORHEES HOSPITAL (WEST JERSEY) VOORHEES	$1,195	$10.32	$10.32	$398	$10.32	$375	—	—	$70.00
CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAST ORANGE	$1,580	$115	$359	—	$115	—	—	—	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER FRONT ST. ELMER	$2,090	$380	$399	$856	$399	$419	$399	—	—
INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OAK ST. WOODBURY	$2,090	$360	$399	$856	$399	$419	$399	—	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL MULLICA HILL RD. MULLICA HILL	$2,090	$380	$393	$856	$393	$412	$393	—	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON SALEM WOODSTOWN RD. SALEM	$2,090	$352	$399	$856	$399	$419	$399	—	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND W. SHERMAN AVE. VINELAND	$2,090	$360	$393	$856	$393	$412	$393	—	—
INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON IRVING AVE. BRIDGETON	$2,090	$360	$399	$856	$399	$419	$399	—	—
CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL LONG TERM CARE CENTER - MOUNTAINSIDE MOUNTAINSIDE	$2,103	$3,312	$3,216	$2,533	$3,216	—	—	$2,524	—
THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAMDEN	$3,472	$18.69	$65.00	$80.80	$430	$398	—	—	—
DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER BROWNS MILLS	$3,806	$376	$434	$41.77	—	$391	—	—	—
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE	$4,085	$60.00	$391	$70.00	$430	$398	—	—	—
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL JERSEY 4 WEST	$4,823	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PATERSON	$6,244	$86.11	$115	$6,244	$86.11	—	—	—	$172
KINDRED HOSPITAL NEW JERSEY - RAHWAY RAHWAY	$7,397	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KINDRED HOSPITAL - NEW JERSEY - MORRIS COUNTY DOVER	$7,397	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KINDRED HOSPITAL EAST NEW JERSEY 5TH FLOOR	$7,397	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK	$10,360	$846	—	$402	—	—	$1,668	—	—
CAPITAL HEALTH AT DEBORAH - EMERGENCY SERVICES PENNINGTON	$50,713	$859	$2,738	$667	$624	$400	$402	—	$43,106
CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRENTON	$50,713	$859	$2,738	$667	$390	$400	$402	—	$43,106

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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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 72156 in New Jersey, Medicare reimburses about $352 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New Jersey range from $390 to $50,713 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.0x 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 New Jersey?: Cash prices for mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast (CPT 72156) in New Jersey range from $390 to $50,713, with a median of $1,040. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast in New Jersey?: The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $390. 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 New Jersey facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72156 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.