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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 6 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$38.02$34.67 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$87.10 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $51 to $447Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $30 to $74
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $38

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
$54.95
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 25th 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.