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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Louisiana 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$42.66$37.15 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$61.66 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $41 to $309Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $32 to $79
$50$100$200$500facility $98professional $43

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
$40.74
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 48th of 51

$46.77

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.