go back

Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Connecticut 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 6 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$48.98$36.31 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$81.28 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $72 to $355Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $26 to $182
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $49

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
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$91.20

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$61.66

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.