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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Colorado rates for HCPCS 72040

This is a standard X-ray of the cervical spine, the bones in the neck, taken from a couple of angles. It's used to evaluate neck pain, injury, or suspected alignment problems in the bones of the neck. It's a quick, low-dose imaging test typically done before considering more detailed imaging like CT or MRI.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck X-ray, Standard Views cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $191 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$38.90 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$69.18 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $42 to $676Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $32 to $110
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in South Dakota than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 35th of 51

$53.70

SD $123TX $44.67

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.