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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Washington, DC 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 5 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$40.74$36.31 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$95.50 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $78 to $457Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $27 to $95
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $41

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
$38.02
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$141.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 24th of 51

$57.54

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.