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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Michigan 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 8 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$48.98$42.66 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$87.10 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $47 to $316Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $155
$20$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $49

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
$46.77
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$154.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 22nd of 51

$57.54

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.