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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$53.70$41.69 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$135 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $49 to $380Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $95
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $54

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
$47.86
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$29.51
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$478.63
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$114.82

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th 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.