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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Delaware 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 4 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$38.02 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$46.77 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $41 to $398Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $35 to $91
$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $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
$40.74
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$144.54

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$44.67

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.