# CPT 72141: MRI cervical spine, without contrast

Medicare CPT 72141 pays $190.72 in a non-facility setting and $190.72 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $169.46 in Arkansas to $222.32 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/72141-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Pain Medicine, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $190.72 |
| National facility | $190.72 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $222.32 | $222.32 |
| District of Columbia | $218.49 | $218.49 |
| California | $216.44 | $216.44 |
| Washington | $211.03 | $211.03 |
| New Jersey | $211.02 | $211.02 |
| New York | $210.30 | $210.30 |
| Massachusetts | $208.77 | $208.77 |
| Hawaii | $208.39 | $208.39 |
| Connecticut | $203.11 | $203.11 |
| Colorado | $199.48 | $199.48 |
| Oregon | $197.63 | $197.63 |
| Maryland | $197.52 | $197.52 |
| New Hampshire | $196.01 | $196.01 |
| Rhode Island | $195.87 | $195.87 |
| Florida | $194.35 | $194.35 |
| Minnesota | $192.41 | $192.41 |
| Puerto Rico | $192.20 | $192.20 |
| Virgin Islands | $192.20 | $192.20 |
| Montana | $190.71 | $190.71 |
| Nevada | $190.30 | $190.30 |
| Wyoming | $189.85 | $189.85 |
| Illinois | $189.23 | $189.23 |
| Delaware | $188.95 | $188.95 |
| North Dakota | $188.74 | $188.74 |
| Texas | $188.59 | $188.59 |
| Pennsylvania | $188.53 | $188.53 |
| South Dakota | $188.50 | $188.50 |
| Vermont | $187.68 | $187.68 |
| Virginia | $187.37 | $187.37 |
| Arizona | $185.92 | $185.92 |
| Georgia | $185.04 | $185.04 |
| Michigan | $183.58 | $183.58 |
| Maine | $183.27 | $183.27 |
| Wisconsin | $182.56 | $182.56 |
| Utah | $182.02 | $182.02 |
| North Carolina | $180.18 | $180.18 |
| New Mexico | $179.83 | $179.83 |
| South Carolina | $179.63 | $179.63 |
| Missouri | $179.20 | $179.20 |
| Indiana | $178.83 | $178.83 |
| Louisiana | $178.76 | $178.76 |
| Ohio | $178.63 | $178.63 |
| Nebraska | $177.92 | $177.92 |
| Idaho | $177.82 | $177.82 |
| Iowa | $176.87 | $176.87 |
| Tennessee | $176.50 | $176.50 |
| Kansas | $175.69 | $175.69 |
| Oklahoma | $175.07 | $175.07 |
| Kentucky | $174.97 | $174.97 |
| West Virginia | $173.91 | $173.91 |
| Alabama | $171.86 | $171.86 |
| Mississippi | $170.49 | $170.49 |
| Arkansas | $169.46 | $169.46 |

## Related codes

- 70540: MRI orbit/face/neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70540-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70551: MRI brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70552: MRI brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70552-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70553: MRI brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70553-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70558: MRI orbit/face/neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70558-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71550: MRI chest, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71551: MRI chest, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71552: MRI chest, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71552-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 72141 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules