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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$52.48$40.74 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$89.13 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $62 to $457Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $191
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $186professional $52

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
$61.66
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$60.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th 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.