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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Illinois 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 Illinois, 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 $295 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 7 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$38.02 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$91.20 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $52 to $537Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $26 to $151
$20$50$100$200$500facility $295professional $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
$52.48
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$97.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$138.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 12th 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.