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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Kentucky 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$47.86$37.15 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$57.54 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $35 to $550Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $174
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $275professional $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
$36.31
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
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
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
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
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$53.70

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.