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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Kansas 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$43.65$37.15 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$60.26 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $45 to $457Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $60
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $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
$44.67
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 31st of 51

$54.95

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.