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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Georgia 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 8 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$47.86$35.48 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$61.66 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $35 to $447Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $115
$50$100$200$500facility $98professional $48

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
$43.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$95.50
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 27th of 51

$56.23

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.