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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $170 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$47.86$38.90 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$112 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $83 to $263Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $158
$10$20$50$100$200facility $170professional $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
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$77.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 33rd 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.